musyawarah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • musyawarat (superseded)
  • musawarah (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُشَاوَرَة (mušāwara, “consultation; deliberation; conference”). Compare Malay masyuarat, masoewarat (“conference”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /muʃaˈwarah/ [mu.ʃaˈwa.rah]
  • Rhymes: -arah
  • Syllabification: mu‧sya‧wa‧rah

Noun

musyawarah (plural musyawarah-musyawarah)

  1. consensus decision-making
  2. consultation; deliberation
  3. conference, meeting
  4. discussion, deliberation, consultation, negotiation

Synonyms

  • perundingan
  • perembukan

Derived terms

  • (intransitive) bermusyawarah (“to consult, deliberate”)
  • (transitive) musyawarahkan (“to consult, deliberate”)
  • permusyawarahan (“consultation, deliberation”)

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