सरा

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɾɑː/, [sɐ.ɾäː]

Noun

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References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Old Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit सरस् (sáras), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáras, from Proto-Indo-European *sélos.

Noun

सरा (sarā) m (Modi 𑘭𑘨𑘰)

1. a stream

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sarā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• সরা (Bengali script)
• සරා (Sinhalese script)
• သရာ or သရႃ (Burmese script)
• สรา or สะรา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຣາ or ສະຣາ (Lao script)
• សរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

सरा (sarā)

1. Devanagari script form of sarā, which is inflection of सर:
   1. ablative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural (sara, “arrow; sound”)
2. Devanagari script form of sarā, which is inflection of सरस्:
   1. ablative/vocative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural (saras, “lake”)