Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shri

/ʃɹˈi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
shri
IPA
/ʃɹˈi/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A title of respect used before male names, Mr.

Indian usage

noun

An honorific title prefixed to the names of deities, holy persons, holy books or sacred places.

Indian usage

name

A unisex given name from Sanskrit.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī), Malayalam ശ്രീ (śrī).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: श्री

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce shri?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɹˈi/.
What does shri mean?
A title of respect used before male names, Mr.
Where does shri come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce shri

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “shri”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃɹˈi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “shri” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.