serai

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/səˈɹaɪ/

noun

A palace.

OriginPersian سرای →
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Meanings

serai1

nounserai (plural serais)

plural serais

  1. A palace.
  2. A seraglio.
  3. A caravanserai; an inn.

serai2

nounserai (plural serais)

plural serais · alternative sarai

  1. IndiahistoricalA long-necked flagon for water; a goglet.

serai3

nounserai (uncountable)
  1. BruneiMalaysiaSingaporeuncountablelemongrass

Origin

serai · noun

  1. Persianسرای“courtyard; dwelling; palace”
  2. Englishserai

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

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serai · noun

  1. Malayserai
  2. Malayserai
  3. Englishserai

Borrowed from Malay serai.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with serai

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

serai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serai

MLA

“serai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serai.

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