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serai

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Persian سرای‎ (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish.

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Noun edit

serai (plural serais)

  1. (in Turkish or Muslim Asian contexts) A palace.
  2. A seraglio.
  3. A caravanserai; an inn.

References edit

“serai”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2 edit

From Malay serai.

Noun edit

serai (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) lemongrass

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Verb edit

serai

  1. first-person singular future indicative of être

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Iban edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /sərai/

Noun edit

serai

  1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass.

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay serai.

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serai

  1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass.

Malay edit

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serai

  1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass.

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Verb edit

serai

  1. first-person singular future indicative of èsser

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سرای‎ (seray, saray), from Persian سرای‎ (sarây).

Noun edit

serai n (plural seraiuri)

  1. seraglio, palace

Declension edit

Declension of serai
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) serai seraiul (niște) seraiuri seraiurile
genitive/dative (unui) serai seraiului (unor) seraiuri seraiurilor
vocative seraiule seraiurilor

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serai class 7 (plural dirai)

  1. trap, snare
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