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.

Etymology 2

From Malay serai.

Noun

serai (uncountable)

1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) lemongrass

Anagrams

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ʁe/, /sʁe/

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• Homophones: serez, serais, serait, seraient
• Rhymes: -e

Verb

serai

1. first-person singular future indicative of être

Anagrams

• aires, raies, séria, siéra

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sərai/

Noun

serai

1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay serai.

Noun

serai

1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

serai

1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass.

Further reading

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

Occitan

Verb

serai

1. first-person singular future indicative of èsser

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed 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	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	serai	seraiul		seraiuri	seraiurile
genitive-dative	serai	seraiului		seraiuri	seraiurilor
vocative	seraiule			seraiurilor

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪˈra.i/

Noun

serai class 7 (plural dirai)

1. trap, snare