श्रीमंत

See also: श्रीमती

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रीमन्त (śrīmanta). Compare Old Marathi 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘦𑘽𑘝 (śrīmaṃta), 𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘦𑘽𑘝 (strīmaṃta), Gujarati શ્રીમંત (śrīmant), Kannada ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ (śrīmanta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕɾi.mən.t̪ə/

Adjective

श्रीमंत • (śrīmanta)

1. rich, wealthy

Noun

श्रीमंत • (śrīmanta) m

1. (honorific) a title used for male aristocrats

Derived terms

• श्रीमंती (śrīmantī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “श्रीमंत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “श्रीमंत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “श्रीमंत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).