surai
Malay
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Noun
editsurai (Jawi spelling سوراي, plural surai-surai, informal 1st possessive suraiku, 2nd possessive suraimu, 3rd possessive surainya)
Verb
editsurai (used in the form menyurai)
- to comb one's hair with one's fingers
- to dress up one's hair
surai (used in the form bersurai)
Adjective
editsurai
References
edit- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سوري surai”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 419
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “surai”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507
Further reading
edit- “surai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.