Serani
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay Nasrani, from Arabic نصراني (naṣrāniyy, “Christian”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Serani (first-person possessive Seraniku, second-person possessive Seranimu, third-person possessive Seraninya)
- Christian: a believer in Christianity; a person who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.
- (archaic) Indo people
- (archaic) Portuguese people.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Min Nan: 色仔哖 (sek-á-nî)
Further reading
[edit]- “Serani” 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.