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🙏 Honorific before names 🙏 A respectful title
Sri

Sri

6.0
A respectful title used before a name in South Asia, often linked to the goddess Lakshmi
  • noun
  • Indian
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  • In Indian culture, people often address their elders as Sri to show respect.

Examples

  • When writing her name, she included Sri before it to honor her heritage.

  • There were many ways of remunerating a sri (teacher or cleric) for his educational services.

    Academic text (2004)

  • It's by Geetanjali Sri and this is the description.

  • government sponsored work at Sri, formerly called Stanford Research Institute.

  • And you can do that by going to srimu.com, Sri, mu.com.

  • It's my wife Julie's plant based cheese company, Sri for Sri Mati Moo is honoring the cow.

  • The professor received an award for his work on the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, recognized as Sri in many texts.

Compounds

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
5.6

The official name of the country Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka rupee
4.1

The money used in Sri Lanka divided into 100 cents

Surface Forms

Sri singular
Sris plural

Etymology

The word Sri comes from the Sanskrit śrī, which means 'radiance' or 'wealth' and is linked to the goddess Lakshmi, so putting Sri before a person's name is a way to show respect and wish them prosperity.