ศรี
Thai
editPronunciation
editOrthographic | ศรี ɕ r ī | |
Phonemic | สี s ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sǐi |
Royal Institute | si | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /siː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Homophones | สี สีห์ |
Etymology 1
editFrom Sanskrit श्री (śrī, “wealth; goddess of wealth, that is, Lakṣmī”); possibly via Old Khmer śrī, śri, śrīya, srī, srīya, sri, sriya, siri, sī, si, sīya, siya, se (“beauty, splendor, radiance, glory, majesty, etc; also used as an honorific headword”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្រី (srəy).
Compare Pali siri (“idem”), from which Thai สิริ (sì-rì) was derived.
Noun
editศรี • (sǐi)
- (elegant) glory; honour; splendor; prosperity; thriving; flourishment.
- (elegant) beauty; grace.
- (elegant) used as an honorific headword or title.
- (elegant) bodhi tree.
Proper noun
editศรี • (sǐi)
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Khmer ស្រី (srī), ស្រីយ (srīya), ស្រិយ (sriya), ឝ្រី (śrī), ឝ្រិ (śri), ឝ្រីយ (śrīya, “woman”), from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្រី (srəy).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editศรี • (sǐi)
- (elegant) woman.
Classifier
editศรี • (sǐi)
Etymology 3
editSemi-learned borrowing from Malay sirih (“betel; betel leaf”).
Noun
editศรี • (sǐi)
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