"Shri" meaning in English

See Shri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī), Malayalam ശ്രീ (śrī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|श्री}} Sanskrit श्री (śrī), {{cog|bn|শ্রী}} Bengali শ্রী (sri), {{cog|gu|શ્રી}} Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), {{cog|ta|ஸ்ரீ}} Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), {{cog|hi,ne,mr|श्री}} Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī), {{cog|ml|ശ്രീ}} Malayalam ശ്രീ (śrī) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Shri
  1. A unisex given name from Sanskrit. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Shri-en-name-8S~VVwL8 Categories (other): English unisex given names from Sanskrit
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sri, Shree, Sh., Sh [abbreviation]

Noun

Etymology: From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī), Malayalam ശ്രീ (śrī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|श्री}} Sanskrit श्री (śrī), {{cog|bn|শ্রী}} Bengali শ্রী (sri), {{cog|gu|શ્રી}} Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), {{cog|ta|ஸ்ரீ}} Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), {{cog|hi,ne,mr|श्री}} Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī), {{cog|ml|ശ്രീ}} Malayalam ശ്രീ (śrī) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Shri
  1. (India) A title of respect used before male names, Mr. Tags: India Categories (topical): Titles
    Sense id: en-Shri-en-noun-JyA8Fbqb Disambiguation of Titles: 29 41 30 Categories (other): Indian English
  2. (India) An honorific title prefixed to the names of deities, holy persons, holy books or sacred places. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-Shri-en-noun-9Ng3tdyp Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sri, Shree, Sh., Sh [abbreviation] Coordinate_terms: Shrimati

Alternative forms

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