seram

See also: sēram and Seram

Galician

Noun

seram m (plural serans, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of serán

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay seram.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈram/ [səˈram]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: se‧ram

Adjective

seram (comparative lebih seram, superlative paling seram)

1. cruel, ferocious
2. creepy, eerie
3. ghastly, gruesome, horrible

Alternative forms

• serem

Derived terms

• diseramkan
• keseraman
• menyeramkan
• semenyeramkan
• terseram

Further reading

• “seram”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb serō (“to 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 (“to 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
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [səˈräm]

Noun

seram (Jawi spelling سرم, plural seram-seram or seram²)

1. fright, horror, dread

Adjective

seram (Jawi spelling سرم, comparative lebih seram, superlative paling seram)

1. fearful, terrible, horrific, disgusting, creepy

   Synonyms: menakutkan, mengerikan (Indonesia)

Derived terms

• menyeramkan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: seram (inherited)

Further reading

• "seram" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017