seru
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɛru]
Verb
seru
- first-person singular present of srát
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈru/
- Hyphenation: sê‧ru
Etymology 1
From Malay seru, from Sanskrit श्रु (śru, “to listen, hear; learn”).
Noun
sêru (first-person possessive seruku, second-person possessive serumu, third-person possessive serunya)
- call, shout, cry.
Alternative forms
- saru
Derived terms
- berseru
- berseru-seru
- menyeru
- menyerukan
- menyeru-nyerukan
- penyeru
- penyeruan
- seruan
Etymology 2
From Malay seru, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦫꦸ (seru, “loud, strong”), ꦱꦿꦸ (sru, “loud, strong”), from Old Javanese sru, probably from Sanskrit श्रु (śru, “to listen, hear; learn”).
Adjective
seru
- cruel, harsh, strict, severe.
- Synonym: bengis
- sharp, powerful, violent, furious, severe, intense
- Synonyms: hebat, sengit
Derived terms
- keseruan
Etymology 3
From Malay seru, from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva, “all”). Doublet of sarwa and serba.
Adjective
seru
- alternative form of serba (“various”)
Etymology 4
From Arabic سَرْو (sarw, “cypress”).
Noun
sêru (first-person possessive seruku, second-person possessive serumu, third-person possessive serunya)
- needlewood tree (Schima bancana).
- Synonyms: medang gatal, puspa
Further reading
- “seru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
seru
- Rōmaji transcription of セル
Latin
Noun
serū n (genitive serūs); fourth declension (hapax)
- Alternative form of serum
- C.E. 4th C., Flavius Sosipater Charisius (author), Heinrich Keil (editor), Ars Grammatica (1857), page 31:
- […] hoc genū huius genū. Similiter verū gelū tonitrū serū.
- […] hoc genū, huius genū. Similarly verū, gelū, tonitrū, serū.
- […] hoc genū huius genū. Similiter verū gelū tonitrū serū.
- C.E. 4th C., Flavius Sosipater Charisius (author), Heinrich Keil (editor), Ars Grammatica (1857), page 31:
Declension
Fourth-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | serū | serua |
Genitive | serūs serū | seruum |
Dative | serū | seribus |
Accusative | serū | serua |
Ablative | serū | seribus |
Vocative | serū | serua |
Latvian
Noun
seru m
- accusative singular form of sers
- instrumental singular form of sers
- genitive plural form of sers
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish cerro and Portuguese cerro and Kabuverdianu séra.
Noun
seru
- mountain, hill