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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sayembara, from Sanskrit स्वयंवर (svayaṃvara, “self-choice ”). Cognate of Old Javanese swayambara, Javanese sayembara (ꦱꦪꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦫ).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: sa‧yêm‧ba‧ra
Noun
sayêmbara (first-person possessive sayembaraku, second-person possessive sayembaramu, third-person possessive sayembaranya)
- contest, competition.
- Synonym: perlombaan
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