ஶ்ரீ

Tamil

Alternative forms

ஶ்ரீ (obsolete Unicode encoding)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɕɾiː/

Letter

ஶ்ரீ • (śrī)

an irregular ligature of ஶ் (ś) +‎ ர் (r) +‎ ஈ (ī), used to represent the Sanskrit श्री (śrī).

Prefix

ஶ்ரீ • (śrī)

(honorific) holy, sacred, respected; Shri
Synonym: திரு (tiru)

Noun

ஶ்ரீ • (śrī)

wealth
Synonyms: செல்வம் (celvam), வளம் (vaḷam), செழிப்பு (ceḻippu)
felicity
Synonyms: மகிழ்ச்சி (makiḻcci), இன்பம் (iṉpam), களிப்பு (kaḷippu)
beauty
Synonyms: அழகு (aḻaku), எழில் (eḻil)
a title of respect prefixed to the names of deities, eminent persons, sacred places and things
Synonyms: திரு (tiru), அருள்மிகு (aruḷmiku)

Proper noun

ஶ்ரீ • (śrī)

(Hinduism, Goddess) Lakshmi
Synonyms: திருமகள் (tirumakaḷ), தாக்கணங்கு (tākkaṇaṅku)

References

Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022), “ஶ்ரீ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]
University of Madras (1924–1936), “ஶ்ரீ”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “ஶ்ரீ”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page

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