ꦱꦿꦶ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese śrī (“splendour, radiance, beauty; good fortune, prosperity, wealth, riches; radiance”), from Sanskrit श्री (śrī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sri/, [sri]
  • Hyphenation: sri

Noun

ꦱꦿꦶ (sri)

  1. (archaic) light
  2. (archaic) ray
  3. beauty
  4. king

Prefix

ꦱꦿꦶ (sri-)

  1. (honorific) sir, lord, master

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “sri”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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