Seri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seri"

English

Noun

Seri (plural Seri or Seris)

A member of an indigenous group of Sonora, Mexico.
- 1829, R. W. H. Hardy, Travels in the Interior of Mexico:
  The Céres, like the Malay pirates of India, neither gave nor received quarter.

Derived terms

Seriland

Translations

person

Seri: cmiique (singular); comcaac (plural)

Proper noun

Seri

The language of this group, variously considered an isolate or a member of the Hokan family.

Derived terms

Serian

Translations

language

Russian: сери (ru) m (seri)
Seri: cmiique iitom

Adjective

Seri (comparative more Seri, superlative most Seri)

Of the Seris or their language.
- 1829, R. W. H. Hardy, Travels in the Interior of Mexico:
  It is believed that the Céres Indians have discovered a method of poisoning their arrows.

Further reading

Wiktionary’s coverage of Seri terms
Ethnologue entry for Seri, sei ⁠

Anagrams

EIRs, Eris, Iser, SIer, eirs, ires, reis, rise, sire

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈseː.riː/, [ˈs̠eːriː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ri/, [ˈsɛːri]

Proper noun

Sērī

dative singular of Sērēs

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