seraya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay seraya

Noun

seraya

1. meranti

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈraja/ [səˈra.ja]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: se‧ra‧ya

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay seraya, from Classical Malay seraya, from Javanese ꦱꦿꦪ (sraya), from Old Javanese āśraya, from Sanskrit आश्रय (āśraya, “protection, shelter”). Doublet of serayo.

• Semantic loan from Minangkabau serayo.

Conjunction

seraya

1. while

   Synonyms: sambil, serta

Noun

seraya

1. help
2. helper

Affixed terms

• menyeraya
• menyerayakan
• seraya-menyeraya

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay seraya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈraja]
• Hyphenation: sê‧ra‧ya

Noun

seraya

1. Shorea

Further reading

• “seraya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.