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Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Spelling is influenced from Javanese ꦱꦿꦶ (sri). Cognate to Malay seri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s(ə)ri/
- Hyphenation: sri
Particle
sri
- used as a respectful title (like "Reverend") to the names of eminent persons.
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
sri
- Romanization of ꦱꦿꦶ
Kosraean
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *ruʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi. Compare Malay duri, Acehnese duroë, Pohnpeian tih, Marshallese di and Fijian sui.
Pronunciation
Noun
sri
- bone