Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serai

/səˈɹaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
serai
IPA
/səˈɹaɪ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A palace.

noun

A seraglio.

noun

A caravanserai; an inn.

noun

A long-necked flagon for water; a goglet.

Indian usage

noun

lemongrass

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

serais (plural) sarai (alternative)

Derived Forms

lamaserai

Rhymes With

by my why high on high try guy buy little guy why oh why july die

Questions

How do you pronounce serai?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹaɪ/.
What does serai mean?
A palace.
Where does serai come from?
It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce serai

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