Definition
Plural of caravansary; large fortified roadside inns built along trade routes, especially in the Middle East and Asia, where merchants and travelers could rest and trade goods.
Etymology
From Persian kārvānsarāy, combining kārvān (caravan) and sarāy (palace or inn). These structures dotted the Silk Road and other major trade routes.
Kelly Says
Caravansaries were the medieval internet—they were information hubs where merchants exchanged not just goods but news, maps, and intelligence from across continents!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካራቫን ሳራይ
ka-ra-van sa-rai
ARالعربية
مُسْتَقَرّاتُ الْكَارَافِين
mu-sta-qara-tu-l-kara-fiin
BNবাংলা
কারাভান সারাই
ka-ra-baan sa-rai
CACatalà
caravansaris
kar-a-van-sa-ris
CSČeština
karavanseráj
kar-va-n-se-raj
DADansk
karavanserier
kar-va-n-se-ri-er
DEDeutsch
Karawansereien
kar-a-van-se-rai-en
ELΕλληνικά
καραβάνσαραϊ
kara-van-sa-rai
ESEspañol
caravansarios
kar-va-n-sa-ree-os
FAفارسی
کاروانسرا
kar-vaan-sara
FISuomi
karavaaniserait
kar-a-va-an-se-rai-t
FRFrançais
caravansérails
kar-va-n-se-ray
GUGU
કારવાનસરAI
kaar-vaan-sa-rai
HAHA
karavan-sarai
ka-ra-van-sa-rai
HEעברית
מסעדות קארבאן
ma-sa-dot kar-ban
HIहिन्दी
कारवांघर
kaar-vaan-ghar
HUMagyar
karavánszárak
kar-a-va-n-sa-rak
IDBahasa Indonesia
karawansaray
kara-wan-sa-rai
IGIG
karavansary
ka-ra-van-sa-ri
ITItaliano
caravanserragli
kar-va-n-ser-a-gli
JA日本語
キャラバン宿
kyara-ban-yado
KKKK
караван-сарай
kara-van-sa-rai
KMKM
ការ៉ាវ៉ាន់សារ៉ៃ
ka-ra-van-sa-rai
KO한국어
카라반사리
kara-ban-sa-ri
MRMR
कारवांघर
kaar-vaan-ghar
MSBahasa Melayu
karavan serai
ka-ra-van se-rai
MYမြန်မာ
ကရာဝန်ဆရာ
ka-ra-wan-se-ra
NLNederlands
karawanserais
kara-van-se-rai
NONorsk
karavanserier
kar-va-n-se-ri-er
PAPA
ਕਾਰਵਾਨਸਰਾਈ
kaar-vaan-sa-rai
PLPolski
karawansaraje
kara-van-sa-ra-je
PTPortuguês
caravansarias
kar-va-n-sa-ree-as
RORomână
caravanseraii
kar-va-n-se-rai-i
RUРусский
караван-сараи
karavan-sara-i
SVSvenska
karavanställen
kar-a-van-stel-len
SWKiswahili
karavanserai
ka-ra-van-se-rai
TAதமிழ்
காரவான் சராய்
kaara-waan sa-rai
TEతెలుగు
కరవన్ సరాయి
kara-van sa-rai
THไทย
ที่พักคณะคาราวาน
tee-pak-khen-a-ka-ra-waan
TLTL
karavansary
ka-ra-van-sa-ri
TRTürkçe
karavanhaneleri
kar-a-van-ha-ne-le-ri
UKУкраїнська
караван-сараї
karavan-sara-i
URاردو
کاروانسرا
kar-waan-sara
VITiếng Việt
nhà trọ caravan
nha tro kara-van
YOYO
karavansary
ka-ra-van-sa-ri
ZUZU
inkundla yezinkundla
in-kun-dla ye-zin-kun-dla