seru

See also: sēru and šeru

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛru]

Verb

seru

1. first-person singular present of srát

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈru/ [səˈru]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: se‧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)

1. call, shout, cry.

Alternative forms

• saru

Derived terms

• berseru
• berseru-seru
• kata seru
• menyeru
• menyeru-nyerukan
• menyerukan
• 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

1. cruel, harsh, strict, severe.

   Synonym: bengis

2. 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

1. 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)

1. needlewood tree (Schima bancana).

   Synonyms: medang gatal, puspa

Further reading

• “seru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

seru

1. Rōmaji transcription of セル

Latin

Noun

serū n (genitive serūs); fourth declension (hapax)

1. 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.

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

1. inflection of sers:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish cerro and Portuguese cerro and Kabuverdianu séra.

Noun

seru

1. mountain, hill