# samurai
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (samurai).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪ/
* (General American) enPR: sămʹə-rī', IPA: /ˈsæməˌɹaɪ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: (General American) -æməɹaɪ, (Received Pronunciation) -æmʊɹaɪ, (RP) -æmjʊɹaɪ

### Noun

samurai (plural samurai or samurais)
* In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

#### Derived terms

* samurai sword

#### Related terms

* ronin

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Masuria

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 侍 (samurai).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑmurɑi̯/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝murɑ̝i̯]
* Rhymes: -ɑmurɑi
* Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rai

### Noun

samurai
* samurai

#### Declension

Possessive forms of samurai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
samuraini
samuraini
accusative
nom.
samuraini
samuraini
gen.
samuraini
genitive
samuraini
samuraideni samuraitteni
partitive
samuraitani
samuraitani
inessive
samuraissani
samuraissani
elative
samuraistani
samuraistani
illative
samuraihini
samuraihini
adessive
samuraillani
samuraillani
ablative
samurailtani
samurailtani
allative
samurailleni
samurailleni
essive
samurainani
samurainani
translative
samuraikseni
samuraikseni
abessive
samuraittani
samuraittani
instructive
comitative
—samuraineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
samuraisi
samuraisi
accusative
nom.
samuraisi
samuraisi
gen.
samuraisi
genitive
samuraisi
samuraidesi samuraittesi
partitive
samuraitasi
samuraitasi
inessive
samuraissasi
samuraissasi
elative
samuraistasi
samuraistasi
illative
samuraihisi
samuraihisi
adessive
samuraillasi
samuraillasi
ablative
samurailtasi
samurailtasi
allative
samuraillesi
samuraillesi
essive
samurainasi
samurainasi
translative
samuraiksesi
samuraiksesi
abessive
samuraittasi
samuraittasi
instructive
comitative
—samurainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
samuraimme
samuraimme
accusative
nom.
samuraimme
samuraimme
gen.
samuraimme
genitive
samuraimme
samuraidemme samuraittemme
partitive
samuraitamme
samuraitamme
inessive
samuraissamme
samuraissamme
elative
samuraistamme
samuraistamme
illative
samuraihimme
samuraihimme
adessive
samuraillamme
samuraillamme
ablative
samurailtamme
samurailtamme
allative
samuraillemme
samuraillemme
essive
samurainamme
samurainamme
translative
samuraiksemme
samuraiksemme
abessive
samuraittamme
samuraittamme
instructive
comitative
—samurainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
samurainne
samurainne
accusative
nom.
samurainne
samurainne
gen.
samurainne
genitive
samurainne
samuraidenne samuraittenne
partitive
samuraitanne
samuraitanne
inessive
samuraissanne
samuraissanne
elative
samuraistanne
samuraistanne
illative
samuraihinne
samuraihinne
adessive
samuraillanne
samuraillanne
ablative
samurailtanne
samurailtanne
allative
samuraillenne
samuraillenne
essive
samurainanne
samurainanne
translative
samuraiksenne
samuraiksenne
abessive
samuraittanne
samuraittanne
instructive
comitative
—samurainenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
samurainsa
samurainsa
accusative
nom.
samurainsa
samurainsa
gen.
samurainsa
genitive
samurainsa
samuraidensa samuraittensa
partitive
samuraitaan samuraitansa
samuraitaan samuraitansa
inessive
samuraissaan samuraissansa
samuraissaan samuraissansa
elative
samuraistaan samuraistansa
samuraistaan samuraistansa
illative
samuraihinsa
samuraihinsa
adessive
samuraillaan samuraillansa
samuraillaan samuraillansa
ablative
samurailtaan samurailtansa
samurailtaan samurailtansa
allative
samurailleen samuraillensa
samurailleen samuraillensa
essive
samurainaan samurainansa
samurainaan samurainansa
translative
samuraikseen samuraiksensa
samuraikseen samuraiksensa
abessive
samuraittaan samuraittansa
samuraittaan samuraittansa
instructive
comitative
—samuraineen samurainensa :

### Further reading

* “samurai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* saumari

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍(さむらい) (samurai).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sa.mu.rai/
* Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rai

### Noun

samurai (uncountable)
* samurai: in feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo
* (proscribed, colloquial) katana: a type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀(にほんとう) (nihontō), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja

### Further reading

* “samurai” 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.

## Italian
### 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sa.muˈraj/
* Rhymes: -aj
* Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rài

### Noun

samurai m (invariable)
* (historical) samurai (feudal Japanese warrior)

### References

* ↑ samurai in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* ↑ samurai in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Further reading

* samurai in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Japanese
### Romanization

samurai
* Rōmaji transcription of さむらい

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (samurai).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /sɐ.muˈɾaj/ [sɐ.muˈɾaɪ̯], /sa.muˈɾaj/ [sa.muˈɾaɪ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sa.muˈɾaj/
* Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rai

### Noun

samurai m (plural samurais)
* (military, historical) samurai (feudal Japanese warrior)
** 1897–1899, Aluísio Azevedo, chapter II, in O Japão, São Paulo: Roswitha Kempf, published 1984:Ao declinar do sol, Ieiás era senhor do campo, distribuía postos militares e, pela primeira vez no Japão, armava, sob a sua espada, cavaleiros os samurais que se haviam distinguido na batalha.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2006, Ricardo Serravalle Guimarães, Ensinamentos dos Mestres, Clube de Autores, page 106:Abaixo veremos o exemplo de um dos ensinamentos de um Samurai anônimo que viveu por volta do século XV e que reflete sobre seus conhecimentos e a sua relação com o mundo baseados no código de honra dos Samurais, o Bushido.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2013, John Wick, translated by Alessandro Jean Loro, Blood & Honor: Um Jogo de Tragédia Samurai, Santos: RedBox, →ISBN, page 17:Então... você quer ser um homem onda (ronin, “homem onda”, era o nome dado aos samurais sem Daimyo, ou seja, que “ficavam à deriva na sociedade”), hã? Ok. Eis as regras.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French samouraï.

### Noun

samurai m (plural samurai)
* samurai

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Noun

samurai
* Misspelling of samurái.