"சரி" meaning in Tamil

See சரி in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /t͡ɕaɾi/, [saɾi] Audio: Ta-சரி.ogg Forms: cari [romanization], செரி [alternative, colloquial], செர் [alternative, colloquial]
Etymology: Uncertain. The Madras University Lexicon suggests a borrowing from Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲 (sarisa), from Sanskrit सदृश (sadṛśa, “similar, like”), cognate with Malayalam ശരി (śari), Kannada ಸರಿ (sari) and Telugu సరే (sarē). Etymology templates: {{bor|ta|pra|𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲}} Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲 (sarisa), {{der|ta|sa|सदृश||similar, like}} Sanskrit सदृश (sadṛśa, “similar, like”), {{cog|ml|ശരി}} Malayalam ശരി (śari), {{cog|kn|ಸರಿ}} Kannada ಸರಿ (sari), {{cog|te|సరే}} Telugu సరే (sarē) Head templates: {{ta-adj}} சரி • (cari)
  1. right, just, correct
    Sense id: en-சரி-ta-adj-XhJuwBQF

Interjection

IPA: /t͡ɕaɾi/, [saɾi] Audio: Ta-சரி.ogg Forms: cari [romanization], செரி [alternative, colloquial], செர் [alternative, colloquial]
Etymology: Uncertain. The Madras University Lexicon suggests a borrowing from Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲 (sarisa), from Sanskrit सदृश (sadṛśa, “similar, like”), cognate with Malayalam ശരി (śari), Kannada ಸರಿ (sari) and Telugu సరే (sarē). Etymology templates: {{bor|ta|pra|𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲}} Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲 (sarisa), {{der|ta|sa|सदृश||similar, like}} Sanskrit सदृश (sadṛśa, “similar, like”), {{cog|ml|ശരി}} Malayalam ശരി (śari), {{cog|kn|ಸರಿ}} Kannada ಸರಿ (sari), {{cog|te|సరే}} Telugu సరే (sarē) Head templates: {{ta-interj}} சரி • (cari)
  1. okay, OK, fine
    Sense id: en-சரி-ta-intj-Tq9dTiGq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 91 9 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 6 82 12 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 0 81 19

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕaɾi/, [saɾi] Audio: Ta-சரி.ogg Forms: cari [romanization], செரி [alternative, colloquial], செர் [alternative, colloquial]
Etymology: Uncertain. The Madras University Lexicon suggests a borrowing from Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲 (sarisa), from Sanskrit सदृश (sadṛśa, “similar, like”), cognate with Malayalam ശരി (śari), Kannada ಸರಿ (sari) and Telugu సరే (sarē). Etymology templates: {{bor|ta|pra|𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲}} Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲 (sarisa), {{der|ta|sa|सदृश||similar, like}} Sanskrit सदृश (sadṛśa, “similar, like”), {{cog|ml|ശരി}} Malayalam ശരി (śari), {{cog|kn|ಸರಿ}} Kannada ಸರಿ (sari), {{cog|te|సరే}} Telugu సరే (sarē) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} சரி • (cari)
  1. that which is correct, right
    Sense id: en-சரி-ta-noun-jQ7RXrFO
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      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam ശരി (śari)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಸರಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಸರಿ (sari)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "సరే"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu సరే (sarē)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. The Madras University Lexicon suggests a borrowing from Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲 (sarisa), from Sanskrit सदृश (sadṛśa, “similar, like”), cognate with Malayalam ശരി (śari), Kannada ಸರಿ (sari) and Telugu సరే (sarē).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cari",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செரி",
      "roman": "ceri",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செர்",
      "roman": "cer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "சரி • (cari)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which is correct, right"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ],
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕaɾi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[saɾi]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-சரி.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/14/Ta-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Ta-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "சரி"
}

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