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Indonesian
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /ˈse.ri/
- Hyphenation: sé‧ri
Etymology 1
From Dutch serie (“series”), from French série, from Latin series.
Noun
séri (first-person possessive seriku, second-person possessive serimu, third-person possessive serinya)
- series:
- a number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
- (broadcasting) a television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals.
- serial:
- a work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- a publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- siri (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
séri (first-person possessive seriku, second-person possessive serimu, third-person possessive serinya)
- (uncommon) Alternative spelling of ceri
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /sə.ˈri/
- Hyphenation: sê‧ri
Etymology 1
From Malay seri, possibly from Old Javanese sari (“continuously; constantly”). Compare Old Javanese asari (“delay”), Indonesian sari (“daily”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
sêri
- tied (for score)
- Synonyms: balui, bedo
- even on equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
Etymology 2
From Malay seri, from Sanskrit श्री (śrī).
Noun
sêri (first-person possessive seriku, second-person possessive serimu, third-person possessive serinya)
- alternative spelling of sri
- light, lustre, radiance, grace
- splendour, glory, beauty
Adjective
sêri
- beautiful, goodness
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
sêri (first-person possessive seriku, second-person possessive serimu, third-person possessive serinya)
- Alternative spelling of sari
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ri/
- Rhymes: -ɛri
- Hyphenation: sè‧ri
Adjective
seri
- masculine plural of serio
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
seri
- Rōmaji transcription of せり
- Rōmaji transcription of セリ
Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the verb serō (“I sow or plant”).
Verb
serī
- present passive infinitive of serō
Etymology 2
Form of the verb serō (“I join or weave”).
Verb
serī
- present passive infinitive of serō
Etymology 3
Form of sērus.
Adjective
sērī
- inflection of sērus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
Latvian
Noun
seri m
- nominative/vocative plural of sers
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit श्री (śrī).
Pronunciation
Prefix
seri
- (honorific) sir, lord, master
Descendants
Old Norse
Verb
seri
- inflection of sá:
- third-person singular past active indicative
- third-person singular past active subjunctive
- third-person plural past active subjunctive
Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀲𑁂𑀭𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- सेरि (Devanagari script)
- সেরি (Bengali script)
- සෙරි (Sinhalese script)
- သေရိ (Burmese script)
- เสริ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩮᩁᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ເສຣິ (Lao script)
- សេរិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄬𑄢𑄨 (Chakma script)
Adjective
seri
- inflection of serin (“independent”):
- vocative singular masculine
- nominative/vocative singular neuter
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
seri
- inflection of seară:
- plural
- genitive/dative singular
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English sell.
Verb
seri
- to sell
Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French série.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /seˈɾi/, (overall more common) /seˈɾiː/
- Hyphenation: se‧ri
Noun
seri (definite accusative seriyi, plural seriler)
- series
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “seri1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish سریع (seri'), from Arabic سَرِيع (sarīʕ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈɾiː/
- Hyphenation: se‧ri
Adjective
seri
- quick, swift
Adverb
seri
- quick, fast
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “seri2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سریع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1057
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Zaghawa
Noun
seri
- hill
References