"serai" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /səˈɹaɪ/ Forms: serais [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|سرای||courtyard; dwelling; palace|tr=sarây}} Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} serai (plural serais)
  1. (in Turkish or Muslim Asian contexts) A palace.
    Sense id: en-serai-en-noun-TFCNo8G6
  2. A seraglio.
    Sense id: en-serai-en-noun-fvHK~ewc
  3. A caravanserai; an inn.
    Sense id: en-serai-en-noun-l~ZGyloz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lamaserai
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: serais [plural], sarai [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} serai (plural serais)
  1. (India, historical) A long-necked flagon for water; a goglet. Tags: India, historical
    Sense id: en-serai-en-noun-FOqySKge Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Malay serai. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ms:serai|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "serai", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "serai", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="serai"> Borrowed from Malay serai. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} serai (uncountable)
  1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) lemongrass Tags: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable
    Sense id: en-serai-en-noun-y70jzDLF Categories (other): Bruneian English, Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 9 3 3 27 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 11 3 3 26 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 10 3 3 26 58 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 1 31 61 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 3 3 23 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 9 3 3 24 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 2 28 62 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 3 3 20 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [French]

IPA: /sə.ʁe/, /sʁe/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-serai.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-serai.wav [France] (note: Brétigny-sur-Orge), LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-serai.wav [France, Vosges]
Rhymes: -e Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} serai
  1. first-person singular future indicative of être Tags: first-person, form-of, future, indicative, singular Form of: être
    Sense id: en-serai-fr-verb-fAN-JLwH Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Iban]

IPA: /sərai/
Head templates: {{head|iba|noun}} serai
  1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass.
    Sense id: en-serai-iba-noun-YrWQv0Yy Categories (other): Iban entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Indonesian]

Etymology: From Malay serai. Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|serai}} Malay serai Head templates: {{head|id|noun}} serai
  1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass
    Sense id: en-serai-id-noun-58xjfU5x Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Grasses

Noun [Malay]

Audio: Ms-MY-serai.ogg [Malaysia]
Head templates: {{head|ms|noun}} serai
  1. Cymbopogon citratus; lemongrass.
    Sense id: en-serai-ms-noun-YrWQv0Yy Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Occitan]

Head templates: {{head|oc|verb form}} serai
  1. first-person singular future indicative of èsser Tags: first-person, form-of, future, indicative, singular Form of: èsser
    Sense id: en-serai-oc-verb-32f0NOsb Categories (other): Occitan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سرای (seray, saray), from Persian سرای (sarây). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|ota|سرای|tr=seray, saray}} Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سرای (seray, saray), {{der|ro|fa|سرای||tr=sarây}} Persian سرای (sarây) Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|seraiuri}} serai n (plural seraiuri) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|gpd=seraiurilor|gpi=seraiuri|gsd=seraiului|gsi=serai|n=|npd=seraiurile|npi=seraiuri|nsd=seraiul|nsi=serai|vp=seraiurilor|vs=seraiule|vs2=}} Forms: seraiuri [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], serai [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], seraiul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], seraiuri [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], seraiurile [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], serai [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], seraiului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], seraiuri [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], seraiurilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], seraiule [singular, vocative], seraiurilor [plural, vocative]
  1. seraglio, palace Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-serai-ro-noun-lBbOv04h Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Tswana]

IPA: /sɪˈra.i/ Forms: dirai [plural]
Head templates: {{head|tn|noun|plural|dirai||{{{pl2}}}|g=c7|g2=|head=}} serai class 7 (plural dirai), {{tn-noun|cl=7|pl=dirai}} serai class 7 (plural dirai)
  1. trap, snare Tags: class-7
    Sense id: en-serai-tn-noun-o-PLJXHp Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Tswana entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "سرای",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seraiurilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seraiule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seraiurilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "seraiuri"
      },
      "expansion": "serai n (plural seraiuri)",
      "name": "ro-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "gpd": "seraiurilor",
        "gpi": "seraiuri",
        "gsd": "seraiului",
        "gsi": "serai",
        "n": "",
        "npd": "seraiurile",
        "npi": "seraiuri",
        "nsd": "seraiul",
        "nsi": "serai",
        "vp": "seraiurilor",
        "vs": "seraiule",
        "vs2": ""
      },
      "name": "ro-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Romanian countable nouns",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian neuter nouns",
        "Romanian nouns",
        "Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish",
        "Romanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
        "Romanian terms derived from Persian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seraglio, palace"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seraglio",
          "seraglio"
        ],
        [
          "palace",
          "palace"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "serai"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dirai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tn",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "dirai",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "g": "c7",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "serai class 7 (plural dirai)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cl": "7",
        "pl": "dirai"
      },
      "expansion": "serai class 7 (plural dirai)",
      "name": "tn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tswana",
  "lang_code": "tn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tswana class 7 nouns",
        "Tswana entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tswana lemmas",
        "Tswana nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trap, snare"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trap",
          "trap"
        ],
        [
          "snare",
          "snare"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪˈra.i/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serai"
}

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