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Bengali
Etymology
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
Noun
শ্রী • (sri) (rare)
- beauty
- glory
- wealth, prosperity, fortune
- appearance; style
Prefix
শ্রী • (sri)
- (honorific) sir, lord, mister
- শ্রীকৃষ্ণ ― srikriśno ― lord Krishna
Proper noun
শ্রী • (sri)
- a female given name, Sri
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
- শ্ৰী (Assamese script)
- ᬰ᭄ᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
- 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- ၐြီ (Burmese script)
- श्री (Devanagari script)
- શ્રી (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼੍ਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦿꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ಶ್ರೀ (Kannada script)
- ឝ្រី (Khmer script)
- ຨ຺ຣີ (Lao script)
- ശ്രീ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠷᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଶ୍ରୀ (Odia script)
- ꢯ꣄ꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
- ශ්රී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚯 (Takri script)
- ஶ்ரீ (Tamil script)
- శ్రీ (Telugu script)
- ศฺรี (Thai script)
- ཤྲཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Adjective
শ্রী • (śrī́) stem
- Bengali script form of श्री
Noun
শ্রী • (śrī́) stem, f
- Bengali script form of श्री
Prefix
শ্রী • (śrī́)
- Bengali script form of श्री