seram

See also: sēram and Seram

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb serō (“I sow or plant”).

Verb

seram

1. inflection of serō:
   1. first-person singular future active indicative
   2. first-person singular present active subjunctive

Etymology 2

Form of the verb serō (“I join or weave”).

Verb

seram

1. inflection of serō:
   1. first-person singular future active indicative
   2. first-person singular present active subjunctive

Noun

seram

1. accusative singular of sera

Latvian

Noun

seram m

1. dative singular of sers

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛram]

Noun

seram

1. dative plural of sera

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səram/
• Rhymes: -əram, -ram, -am
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [səˈräm]

Noun

seram (Jawi spelling سرم, plural seram-seram, informal 1st possessive seramku, 2nd possessive serammu, 3rd possessive seramnya)

1. fright, horror, dread

Adjective

seram (Jawi spelling سرم)

1. fearful, terrible, horrific, disgusting, creepy

Derived terms

• menyeramkan

Further reading

• “seram” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.