सराय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرای (sarây), from Middle Persian slʾd (srāy).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɾɑːj/, [sɐ.ɾäːj]

Noun

सराय • (sarāy) m (Urdu spelling سرائے)

1. inn, hotel

   Synonyms: होटल (hoṭal), मुसाफ़िरख़ाना (musāfirxānā)

2. dwelling
3. neighbourhood

   Synonym: मुहल्ला (muhallā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सराय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press