caravansary
Meaning
Alternative spelling of caravanserai.
Synonyms
Translations
caravanserraglio
Caravansérail
karavansera
Caravançarai caravançara
caravanserrallPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkæɹəˈvænsəɹi/
Etymology
In summary
Anglicization of caravanserai, influenced by -ary, -ery (suffix denoting ‘place of’), as if meaning “place of caravans” by reanalysis as caravan + -s- (interfix) + -ary, -ery. Cognates * German Karawanserei
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