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sri

American  
[sree, shree] / sri, ʃri /

noun

  1. a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.

  2. a respectful title of address prefixed to a man's name in India; Mr.

Sri British  
/ ʃriː /

noun

  1. the consort of Vishnu

  2. a title of honour used when addressing a distinguished Hindu

  3. a polite form of address equating to Mr.

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Etymology

Origin of Sri

literally: majesty, holiness

Example Sentences

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Also, from the root of the Sansc. sri, to flow, I take to be Gael. sruam, and again taking the phonetic t, the word stream, strom, common to all the Teutonic dialects.

From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert

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