Hyphenation
serve a pur·poseTurkish pronunciation
sırv ı pırpısPronunciation
/ˈsərv ə ˈpərpəs/ /ˈsɜrv ə ˈpɜrpəs/
Etymology
[ 's&rv ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Middle French servir, from Old French, from Latin servire to be a slave, serve, from servus slave, servant.