सराय
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian سرای (sarây), from Middle Persian slʾd (srāy).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.ɾɑːj/, [s̪ə.ɾäːj]
Noun
सराय • (sarāy) m (Urdu spelling سرائے)
- inn, hotel
- Synonyms: होटल (hoṭal), मुसाफ़िरख़ाना (musāfirxānā)
- dwelling
- neighbourhood
- Synonym: मुहल्ला (muhallā)
Declension
Declension of सराय (masc cons-stem)
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 forms
- 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)
- Devanagari script form of sarāya, which is dative singular of सर (sara, “arrow; sound”)