ꦱꦿꦶ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• ꦯꦿꦶ (shri)
• ꦯꦿꦷ (shrī)

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 (2011) “sri”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN