Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali siri, from Sanskrit श्री (śrī), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás. Doublet of သိန် (sin).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: သီ*ရိ
  • IPA(key): /θìɹḭ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: siri. • ALA-LC: sīri • BGN/PCGN: thiri. • Okell: thirí

Noun

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သီရိ (siri.)

  1. splendour; glory
  2. (historical) A style customarily awarded to the king's consort

Proper noun

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သီရိ (siri.)

  1. a female given name from Pali