ꦱꦺꦫꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri
• Hyphenation: sè‧ri

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch serie (“series”), from French série, from Latin series.

Noun

ꦱꦺꦫꦶ (sèri)

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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay seri, possibly from Old Javanese sari (“continuously; constantly”). Compare Old Javanese asari (“delay”), Indonesian sari (“daily”).

Adjective

ꦱꦺꦫꦶ (sèri)

1. tied (for score)

Further reading

• “seri” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.