Karawanserei
German
Etymology
17th century, from Persian کاروانسرای (kârvânserây), from کاروان (kârvân, “caravan”) + سرای (sarây, “courtyard, dwelling, palace”). Reanalysed as Karawane + -s- + -erei, whence the feminine gender. Compare the English variant caravansary.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaʁavanzəˈʁaɪ̯/, (also) /kaʁaˌvaːnzəˈʁaɪ̯/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- “Karawanserei” in Duden online
- “Karawanserei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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