"Serani" meaning in Malay

See Serani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [sə.ra.ni] Forms: سراني [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ni, -i Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic نصراني (naṣrāniyy, “Christian”). Doublet of Nasrani. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|ar|نصراني|t=Christian|tr=naṣrāniyy}} Borrowed from Arabic نصراني (naṣrāniyy, “Christian”), {{doublet|ms|Nasrani}} Doublet of Nasrani Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|j=سراني}} Serani (Jawi spelling سراني)
  1. Christianity. Synonyms: Kristian, Nasrani
    Sense id: en-Serani-ms-name-bRYeL0EH
  2. Kristang (ethnic group).
    Sense id: en-Serani-ms-name-5Bkr7uhW Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 9 48 43
  3. (obsolete) Portuguese (ethnic group). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Serani-ms-name-XHpRdSaF Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 9 48 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: air Serani (english: baptism water), masuk Serani (english: to convert to Christianity), orang Serani (english: Christian; Kristang person)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "baptism water",
      "word": "air Serani"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to convert to Christianity",
      "word": "masuk Serani"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Christian; Kristang person",
      "word": "orang Serani"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "نصراني",
        "t": "Christian",
        "tr": "naṣrāniyy"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic نصراني (naṣrāniyy, “Christian”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "Nasrani"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Nasrani",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic نصراني (naṣrāniyy, “Christian”). Doublet of Nasrani.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سراني",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سراني"
      },
      "expansion": "Serani (Jawi spelling سراني)",
      "name": "ms-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Se‧ra‧ni"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Christianity."
      ],
      "id": "en-Serani-ms-name-bRYeL0EH",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kristian"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nasrani"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 48 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Kristang (ethnic group)."
      ],
      "id": "en-Serani-ms-name-5Bkr7uhW",
      "links": [
        [
          "Kristang",
          "Kristang"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 48 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Portuguese (ethnic group)."
      ],
      "id": "en-Serani-ms-name-XHpRdSaF",
      "links": [
        [
          "Portuguese",
          "Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Portuguese (ethnic group)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sə.ra.ni]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ni"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Serani"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay doublets",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay proper nouns",
    "Malay terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Malay terms derived from Arabic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/i",
    "Rhymes:Malay/i/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ni"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "baptism water",
      "word": "air Serani"
    },
    {
      "english": "to convert to Christianity",
      "word": "masuk Serani"
    },
    {
      "english": "Christian; Kristang person",
      "word": "orang Serani"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "نصراني",
        "t": "Christian",
        "tr": "naṣrāniyy"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic نصراني (naṣrāniyy, “Christian”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "Nasrani"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Nasrani",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic نصراني (naṣrāniyy, “Christian”). Doublet of Nasrani.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سراني",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سراني"
      },
      "expansion": "Serani (Jawi spelling سراني)",
      "name": "ms-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Se‧ra‧ni"
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Christianity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kristian"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nasrani"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Kristang (ethnic group)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Kristang",
          "Kristang"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Portuguese (ethnic group)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Portuguese",
          "Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Portuguese (ethnic group)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sə.ra.ni]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ni"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Serani"
}

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