seret

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -rɛt, -rət

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay seret (to drag) (compare Javanese ꦱꦺꦫꦺꦠ꧀ (sèrèt, drag)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.rɛt/
  • Hyphenation: se‧ret

Verb

seret

  1. to drag
Derived terms
  • diseret
  • diseret-seret
  • menyeret
  • menyeret-nyeret
  • penyeret
  • penyeretan
  • terseret

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦺꦫꦺꦠ꧀ (sèrèt, narrow undyed strip at the edge of a piece of batik fabric).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.rɛt/
  • Hyphenation: se‧ret

Adjective

seret

  1. (dialect, Java) stripped: made of strips.
    Synonym: loreng

Noun

seret (first-person possessive seretku, second-person possessive seretmu, third-person possessive seretnya)

  1. (dialect, Java) edge of cloth
    Synonym: pinggiran

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦉꦠ꧀ (seret, choked; tight) (compare Malay serat), from Old Javanese srĕt (faltering). Doublet of serat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə.ˈrət/
  • Hyphenation: sê‧rêt

Adjective

sêrêt

  1. (dialect, Java) stiff; jammed.
  2. (dialect, Java) hoarse (of voice).
  3. (dialect, Java) slow, sluggish
  4. (dialect, Java) blocked
Alternative forms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

seret

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦉꦠ꧀
  2. Nonstandard form of sèrèt. Romanization of ꦱꦺꦫꦺꦠ꧀.

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb serō (I sow or plant).

Verb

seret

  1. third-person singular future active indicative of serō

Etymology 2

Form of the verb serō (I join or weave).

Verb

seret

  1. third-person singular future active indicative of serō

Etymology 3

Form of the verb serō (I fasten).

Verb

seret

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of serō
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