karawanseraj

Polish

karawanseraj

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كاروانسَرای, كَروانسَرای.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ra.van.sɛˈraj/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ka‧ra‧wan‧se‧raj

Noun

karawanseraj m inan

1. (historical) caravanserai (roadside inn, usually having a central courtyard where caravans can rest, providing accommodation for travellers along trade routes in Asia and North Africa)

Declension

Declension of karawanseraj

	singular	plural
nominative	karawanseraj	karawanseraje
genitive	karawanseraju	karawanserajów/karawanserai
dative	karawanserajowi	karawanserajom
accusative	karawanseraj	karawanseraje
instrumental	karawanserajem	karawanserajami
locative	karawanseraju	karawanserajach
vocative	karawanseraju	karawanseraje

Related terms

nouns

• karawana

 

Further reading

• karawanseraj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• karawanseraj in PWN's encyclopedia