surai

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

surai (Jawi spelling سوراي, plural surai-surai)

  1. mane of horses, lions
  2. tresses, locks, fringe

Verb

menyurai

  1. to comb one's hair with one's fingers
    1. to dress up one's hair

Verb

bersurai

  1. to loosen, to fray, to shred
  2. to break up, to disperse
  3. to dismiss (of meetings, classes)

Adjective

surai

  1. frayed, shredded

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سوري surai”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 419
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “surai”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507

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