सराय
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سرای (sarāy), from Middle Persian slʾd (srāy). Cognate of English sarai.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.ɾɑːj/, [sɐ.ɾäːj]
Noun
सराय • (sarāy) m (Urdu spelling سرائے)
- inn, hotel
- Synonyms: होटल (hoṭal), मुसाफ़िरख़ाना (musāfirxānā)
- dwelling
- neighbourhood
- Synonym: मुहल्ला (muhallā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सराय sarāy |
सराय sarāy |
| oblique | सराय sarāy |
सरायों sarāyõ |
| vocative | सराय sarāy |
सरायो sarāyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सराय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- sarāya (Latin script)
- 𑀲𑀭𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- সরায (Bengali script)
- සරාය (Sinhalese script)
- သရာယ or သရႃယ (Burmese script)
- สราย or สะรายะ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩁᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
- ສຣາຍ or ສະຣາຍະ or ສະຣາຢະ (Lao script)
- សរាយ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄢𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)
Noun
सराय (sarāya)