"seri" meaning in Malay

See seri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səri/, [səri] Forms: سري [Jawi]
Etymology: Possibly from Old Javanese sari (“continuously; constantly”). Compare Old Javanese asari (“delay”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|kaw|sari|t=continuously; constantly}} Old Javanese sari (“continuously; constantly”), {{cog|kaw|asari|t=delay}} Old Javanese asari (“delay”) Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=سري}} seri (Jawi spelling سري)
  1. tied (for score) Synonyms: balui, bedo
    Sense id: en-seri-ms-adj-fc5TVzZd
  2. even on equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed
    Sense id: en-seri-ms-adj-Q4HD~13l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /səri/, [səri] Forms: سري [Jawi], seri-seri [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Doublet of sri. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|sa|श्री}} Sanskrit श्री (śrī), {{doublet|ms|sri}} Doublet of sri Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=سري}} seri (Jawi spelling سري, plural seri-seri)
  1. shine, gleam Synonyms: sinar
    Sense id: en-seri-ms-noun-qUSBxny0
  2. splendour, glory Synonyms: gemilang
    Sense id: en-seri-ms-noun-vkqPkuA3 Categories (other): Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 2 3 3 2 11 5 5 2 5 2 9 2 0 0 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 10 2 6 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 4 1 12 6 5 1 7 1 10 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 4 1 11 1 8 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 4 37 4 21 10
  3. (archaic) charm Tags: archaic Synonyms: pemikat, penarik, tarikan
    Sense id: en-seri-ms-noun-s6knz2MT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /səri/, [səri]
Etymology: From Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Doublet of sri. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|sa|श्री}} Sanskrit श्री (śrī), {{doublet|ms|sri}} Doublet of sri Head templates: {{ms-prefix}} seri
  1. (honorific) sir, lord, master Tags: honorific, morpheme
    Sense id: en-seri-ms-prefix-YYkJrBZw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /səri/, [səri] Forms: berseri [canonical]
Etymology: From Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Doublet of sri. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|sa|श्री}} Sanskrit श्री (śrī), {{doublet|ms|sri}} Doublet of sri Head templates: {{head|ms|verb|head=berseri}} berseri
  1. (of the face) to brighten up Derived forms: balai seri, seri muka, serikaya, tiang seri
    Sense id: en-seri-ms-verb--icNA-Nu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "word": "tarikan"
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        "even on equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed"
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