sari

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), feminine form of शाट (śāṭa, “garment”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɑː.ɹi/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Homophone: sorry (father-bother merger)

Noun

sari (plural saris)

Woman in sari
  1. The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

Translations

Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin sale, from Latin sāl, salem. Compare Romanian sare.

Noun

sari f

  1. salt
  2. (figurative) character

Related terms

See also

Balinese

Romanization

sari

  1. Romanization of ᬲᬭᬶ
  2. Romanization of ᬲᬵᬭᬶ

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *sali (“value, reward, payment”). Often related to Iberian śalir, which possibly identifies some kind of currency.

Pronunciation

Noun

sari inan

  1. payment
  2. value
  3. award, prize

Declension

Declension of sari (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive sari saria sariak
ergative sarik sariak sariek
dative sariri sariari sariei
genitive sariren sariaren sarien
comitative sarirekin sariarekin sariekin
causative sarirengatik sariarengatik sariengatik
benefactive sarirentzat sariarentzat sarientzat
instrumental sariz sariaz sariez
inessive saritan sarian sarietan
locative saritako sariko sarietako
allative saritara sarira sarietara
terminative saritaraino sariraino sarietaraino
directive saritarantz sarirantz sarietarantz
destinative saritarako sarirako sarietarako
ablative saritatik saritik sarietatik
partitive saririk — —
prolative saritzat — —

Derived terms

References

  • “sari” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

  • “sari” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • "sari" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

sari

  1. kind of spiny rattan

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī).

Pronunciation

Noun

sari m (plural sari's)

  1. sari (South Asian garment)

Finnish

Etymology

From Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī).

Pronunciation

Noun

sari

  1. sari (Indian piece of clothing)

Declension

Inflection of sari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative sari sarit
genitive sarin sarien
partitive saria sareja
illative sariin sareihin
singular plural
nominative sari sarit
accusative nom. sari sarit
gen. sarin
genitive sarin sarien
partitive saria sareja
inessive sarissa sareissa
elative sarista sareista
illative sariin sareihin
adessive sarilla sareilla
ablative sarilta sareilta
allative sarille sareille
essive sarina sareina
translative sariksi sareiksi
abessive saritta sareitta
instructive — sarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sarini sarini
accusative nom. sarini sarini
gen. sarini
genitive sarini sarieni
partitive sariani sarejani
inessive sarissani sareissani
elative saristani sareistani
illative sariini sareihini
adessive sarillani sareillani
ablative sariltani sareiltani
allative sarilleni sareilleni
essive sarinani sareinani
translative sarikseni sareikseni
abessive sarittani sareittani
instructive — —
comitative — sareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sarisi sarisi
accusative nom. sarisi sarisi
gen. sarisi
genitive sarisi sariesi
partitive sariasi sarejasi
inessive sarissasi sareissasi
elative saristasi sareistasi
illative sariisi sareihisi
adessive sarillasi sareillasi
ablative sariltasi sareiltasi
allative sarillesi sareillesi
essive sarinasi sareinasi
translative sariksesi sareiksesi
abessive sarittasi sareittasi
instructive — —
comitative — sareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sarimme sarimme
accusative nom. sarimme sarimme
gen. sarimme
genitive sarimme sariemme
partitive sariamme sarejamme
inessive sarissamme sareissamme
elative saristamme sareistamme
illative sariimme sareihimme
adessive sarillamme sareillamme
ablative sariltamme sareiltamme
allative sarillemme sareillemme
essive sarinamme sareinamme
translative sariksemme sareiksemme
abessive sarittamme sareittamme
instructive — —
comitative — sareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sarinne sarinne
accusative nom. sarinne sarinne
gen. sarinne
genitive sarinne sarienne
partitive sarianne sarejanne
inessive sarissanne sareissanne
elative saristanne sareistanne
illative sariinne sareihinne
adessive sarillanne sareillanne
ablative sariltanne sareiltanne
allative sarillenne sareillenne
essive sarinanne sareinanne
translative sariksenne sareiksenne
abessive sarittanne sareittanne
instructive — —
comitative — sareinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sarinsa sarinsa
accusative nom. sarinsa sarinsa
gen. sarinsa
genitive sarinsa sariensa
partitive sariaan
sariansa 		sarejaan
sarejansa
inessive sarissaan
sarissansa 		sareissaan
sareissansa
elative saristaan
saristansa 		sareistaan
sareistansa
illative sariinsa sareihinsa
adessive sarillaan
sarillansa 		sareillaan
sareillansa
ablative sariltaan
sariltansa 		sareiltaan
sareiltansa
allative sarilleen
sarillensa 		sareilleen
sareillensa
essive sarinaan
sarinansa 		sareinaan
sareinansa
translative sarikseen
sariksensa 		sareikseen
sareiksensa
abessive sarittaan
sarittansa 		sareittaan
sareittansa
instructive — —
comitative — sareineen
sareinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Noun

sari m (plural saris)

  1. sari (clothing)

Further reading

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay sari, from Classical Malay sari, from Old Javanese sari, sāri (“pollen; quintessence”) (compare Javanese ꦱꦫꦶ (sari, “essence; pollen”)), sara, sāra (“core; essential; firmness, strength, power, energy”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence; nectar; core, pith; quintessence; main point”). Doublet of sara. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sari (plural sari-sari, first-person possessive sariku, second-person possessive sarimu, third-person possessive sarinya)

  1. essence: a significant feature of something; an extract or concentrate.
    Synonyms: biang, pati
  2. summary, overview.
    Synonyms: ikhtisar, ijmal, resume, ringkasan
  3. (archaic) flower
    Synonyms: bunga, kembang

Affixed terms

Compounds

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Betawi , cognate of Indonesian sehari (“a day, one day”), Old Javanese sari-sari (“continuously; day after day”).

Noun

sari (plural sari-sari, first-person possessive sariku, second-person possessive sarimu, third-person possessive sarinya)

  1. alternative spelling of sari-sari (“daily”)

Etymology 3

From Malay sari, from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), शाट (śāṭa, “strip of cloth”).

Noun

sari (plural sari-sari, first-person possessive sariku, second-person possessive sarimu, third-person possessive sarinya)

Woman in sari
  1. sari: the traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

Affixed terms

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), via Prakrit from Sanskrit षाटी (ṣāṭī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.ri/
  • Rhymes: -ari
  • Hyphenation: sà‧ri

Noun

sari m (invariable)

  1. sari

Anagrams

Javanese

Romanization

sari

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦫꦶ

Kari'na

Pronunciation

Noun

sari (possessed sariry)

  1. (Guyana, Venezuela) Alternative form of kusari (“the red brocket deer, Mazama americana”)

Latin

Verb

sarī

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sariō

References

  • “sari”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sari in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī).

Pronunciation

Noun

sari

  1. sari
    Synonym: pagn

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin sal, salem. Compare Romanian sare.

Noun

sari f

  1. salt

Middle English

Adjective

sari

  1. Alternative form of sory

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

sari

  1. Alternative spelling of sāri (“quintessence; pollen, flower”)

Etymology 2

Probably affixed sa- +‎ wari (“day”). Cognate of Indonesian sari (“daily”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

sari

  1. continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly, lastingly
  2. day after day
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦱꦫꦶ (sari, “continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly, lastingly; day after day”)
  • →? Malay: seri (“draw”)
    • Indonesian: seri (“draw”)

Further reading

  • "sari" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), feminine form of शाट (śāṭa, “garment”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sari n (indeclinable)

  1. sari

Further reading

  • sari in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧ri

Noun

sari m (plural saris)

  1. sari (traditional dress used in India)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sari.

Pronunciation

Noun

sari n (uncountable)

  1. sari

Declension

declension of sari (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sari sariul
genitive/dative (unui) sari sariului
vocative sariule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), from Sanskrit षाटी (ṣāṭī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɾi/
  • Rhymes: -aɾi
  • Syllabification: sa‧ri

Noun

sari m (plural saris)

  1. sari

Further reading

Swedish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī).

Pronunciation

Noun

sari c

  1. sari

Declension

Declension of sari 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sari sarin sarier sarierna
Genitive saris sarins sariers sariernas

Further reading

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɾiʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ri

Noun

sarì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒ)

  1. sex (category)
    Synonyms: tauhin, seks
  2. species
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English sari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɾi/,
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ri

Noun

sari (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒ)

  1. sari (traditional Indian dress)

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

sari (Jawi ساري)

  1. a shovel, digger, scoop
  2. any piece of wood used to paddle
  3. a paddle

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

sari (Jawi ساري)

  1. (auxiliary) to desire, wish, want; to intend
    sari sisupu ― to want/intend to show
  2. (auxiliary) indicates the near-future tense; will soon
    ngori rikoi sari sofo ― my banana (tree) will soon bear fruit
    una osari okodiho ― he will soon return
Usage notes

This auxiliary generally precedes the main verb. It may take the subject clitics (o, mo, etc.) generally only for emphasis.

Conjugation
Conjugation of sari
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tosari fosari misari
2nd nosari nisari
3rd Masculine osari isari, yosari†
Feminine mosari
Neuter isari
† - archaic

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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