स्त्री

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्त्री (strī́).

Noun

स्त्री  (strī) f, Urdu spelling ستری

  1. woman
  2. wife
  3. (grammar) the feminine gender

Related terms

  • इस्त्री
  • स्त्रीता
  • स्त्रीत्व
  • स्त्रैण

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Sanskrit

Noun

स्त्री (strī́) f

  1. a woman, female, wife
  2. the female of any animal
    शाखामृगस्त्री (śākhā-mṛga-strī)a female monkey
  3. a white ant
  4. the प्रियङ्गु (priyaṅgu) plant
  5. (grammar) the feminine gender
  6. a kind of metre

Descendants

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