শ্রী

See also: শ্ৰী

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit শ্রী (śrī), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śriHrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás (beautiful, splendid). Doublet of শ্রেয় (śreẏo, better, superior), শ্রেষ্ঠ (sreśṭho, best, excellent), and অশ্লীল (oslil, ugly, nasty, indecent).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /sɾi/, [ˈsɾiː], [ˈsɾiˑ], /sɦɾi/, [ˈsɦɾiː], [ˈsɦɾiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /sɹi/, [ˈsɹiˑ], /sɦɹi/, [ˈsɦɹiˑ]

Noun

শ্রী • (sri) (rare)

  1. beauty
  2. glory
  3. wealth, prosperity, fortune
  4. appearance; style

Prefix

শ্রী • (sri)

  1. (honorific) sir, lord, mister
    শ্রীকৃষ্ণsrikriśnolord Krishna

Proper noun

শ্রী • (sri)

  1. a female given name, Sri

Sanskrit

Adjective

শ্রী • (śrī́) stem

  1. Bengali script form of श्री

Noun

শ্রী • (śrī́) stem, f

  1. Bengali script form of श्री

Prefix

শ্রী • (śrī́)

  1. Bengali script form of श्री
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