samurai

Meaning

samurai (feudal Japanese warrior)

Concepts

samurai

Translations

samouraï

samurái

samurai

Samurai

samoerai

samuray

samurai

σαμουράι

samurai

samuraï

سَامُورَاي

Σαμουράι

samourai

ساموراي

Hyphenated as

sa‧mu‧rài

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sa.muˈraj/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (さむらい, samurai, archaic さぶらい, saburai), 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the classical verb 侍ふ (saburafu, “to serve”), ultimately derived from さ (sa-, prefix meaning "early") + 守らふ (morafu, “to keep watch”).