ശരി

Malayalam

Alternative

• ശെരി (śeri) — colloquial

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ಸರಿ (sari), Tamil சரி (cari), Telugu సరే (sarē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɐɾi/

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Interjection

ശരി • (śari)

1. yes
2. fine, okay
3. correct

Adverb

ശരി • (śari)

1. correct
2. true

   Antonym: തെറ്റ് (teṟṟŭ)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ശരി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ശരി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books