See also: শ্ৰী

Bengali

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Etymology

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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

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /sɾi/, [ˈsɾiː], [ˈsɾiˑ], /ʃɾi/, [ˈʃɾiː], [ˈʃɾiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /sɹi/, [ˈsɹiˑ], /ʃɹi/, [ˈʃɹiˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /sɾi/, [ˈsɾiˑ], [ˈsɹiˑ], /ʃɾi/, [ˈʃɾiˑ], [ˈʃɹiˑ]
  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /sɾi/, [ˈsɾiː], /ʃɾi/, [ˈʃɾiː]

Noun

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শ্রী (sri) (rare)

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

Prefix

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শ্রী (sri)

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

Proper noun

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শ্রী (sri)

  1. a female given name, Sri

Sanskrit

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Adjective

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শ্রী (śrī́) stem

  1. Bengali script form of श्री

Noun

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শ্রী (śrī́) stemf

  1. Bengali script form of श्री

Prefix

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শ্রী (śrī́)

  1. Bengali script form of श्री