seri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seri"

Indonesian

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.ri/
  • Hyphenation: sé‧ri

Etymology 1

From Dutch serie (series), from French série, from Latin series.

Noun

séri (plural seri-seri)

  1. series:
    1. a number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other
    2. (broadcasting) a television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
  2. serial:
    1. a work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end
    2. a publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • berseri
  • seri tanah

Etymology 2

Noun

séri (plural seri-seri)

  1. (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 (comparative lebih seri, superlative paling seri)

  1. tied (for score)
    Synonyms: balui, bedo
  2. even on equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed

Etymology 2

From Malay seri, from Sanskrit श्री (śrī).

Noun

sêri (plural seri-seri)

  1. alternative spelling of sri
  2. light, lustre, radiance, grace
  3. splendour, glory, beauty
Adjective

sêri (comparative lebih seri, superlative paling seri)

  1. beautiful, goodness
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • berseri
  • berseri-seri
  • menyerikan
  • perserian
  • seri balai
  • seri gunung
  • seri muka
  • seri panggung
  • seri pantai
  • seri wajah

Etymology 3

Noun

sêri (plural seri-seri)

  1. alternative spelling of sari
Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ri/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛri
  • Hyphenation: sè‧ri

Adjective

seri

  1. masculine plural of serio

References

  1. ^ seri in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

seri

  1. Rōmaji transcription of せり
  2. Rōmaji transcription of セリ

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb serō (I sow or plant).

Verb

serī

  1. present passive infinitive of serō

Etymology 2

Form of the verb serō (I join or weave).

Verb

serī

  1. present passive infinitive of serō

Etymology 3

Form of sērus.

Adjective

sērī

  1. inflection of sērus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Latvian

Noun

seri m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of sers

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səri/, [səri]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Doublet of sri.

Noun

seri (Jawi spelling سري, plural seri-seri)

  1. shine, gleam
    Synonym: sinar
  2. splendour, glory
    Synonym: gemilang
  3. (archaic) charm
    Synonyms: pemikat, penarik, tarikan

Prefix

seri

  1. (honorific) sir, lord, master

Verb

berseri

  1. (of the face) to brighten up
    Muka Anya gembira berseri-seri bila dapat tanda bintang pada kertas kerjanya.Anya's face beamed happily as she received the star mark on her work paper.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: seri, sri

Etymology 2

Possibly from Old Javanese sari (continuously; constantly). Compare Old Javanese asari (delay). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

seri (Jawi spelling سري)

  1. tied (for score)
    Synonyms: balui, bedo
  2. even on equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “سري sĕri”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 23
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سري sĕri”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 382-3
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sĕri”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 451

Old Norse

Verb

seri

  1. inflection of :
    1. third-person singular past active indicative
    2. third-person singular past active subjunctive
    3. third-person plural past active subjunctive

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

seri

  1. inflection of serin (independent):
    1. vocative singular masculine
    2. nominative/vocative singular neuter

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈserʲ]

Noun

seri

  1. inflection of seară:
    1. plural
    2. genitive/dative singular

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English sell.

Verb

seri

  1. 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)

  1. 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

  1. quick, swift

Adverb

seri

  1. quick, fast

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “seri2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سریع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], 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

  1. hill

References