serai

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɹaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

serai (plural serais)

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

References

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

Anagrams

• Aesir, Aries, ERISA, Resia, aesir, aires, arise, raise, reais

Etymology 2

From Malay serai.

Noun

serai (uncountable)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) lemongrass

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ʁe/, /sʁe/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: serez

Verb

serai

1. first-person singular future indicative of être

Anagrams

• aires, raies, séria, siéra

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay serai.

Noun

serai

1. ; lemongrass.

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Malay

Pronunciation

• Audio (MY):

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Noun

serai

1. ; lemongrass.

Further reading

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

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Occitan

Verb

serai

1. first-person singular future indicative of èsser

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Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

serai n (plural seraiuri)

1. seraglio, palace

Declension

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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Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪˈra.i/

Noun

serai class 7 (plural dirai)

1. trap, snare