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serai¹

  • /səˈɹaɪ/

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish.

noun serais

  1. in Turkish or Muslim Asian contexts A palace.
  2. A seraglio.
  3. A caravanserai; an inn.

serai²

noun serais · sarai

  1. India, historical A long-necked flagon for water; a goglet.

serai³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Malay serai.

noun

  1. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable lemongrass

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"serai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/serai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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serai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/serai

Chicago

"serai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/serai.

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@misc{serai_2026,
  title = {serai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}