ศรี
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ศรี ɕ r ī | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | สี s ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǐi |
| Royal Institute | si | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /siː˩˩˦/(R) | |
| Homophones | สี สีห์ | |
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī, “wealth; goddess of wealth, that is, Lakṣmī”); possibly via Old Khmer śrī, śri, śrīya, srī, srīya, sri, sriya, siri, sī, si, sīya, siya, se (“beauty, splendor, radiance, glory, majesty, etc; also used as an honorific headword”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្រី (srəy).
Compare Pali siri (“idem”), from which Thai สิริ (sì-rì) was derived.
Noun
ศรี • (sǐi)
- (elegant) glory; honour; splendor; prosperity; thriving; flourishment
- (elegant) beauty; grace
- (elegant) used as an honorific headword or title
- (elegant) bodhi tree
Proper noun
ศรี • (sǐi)
Derived terms
- นครศรีธรรมราช (ná-kɔɔn-sǐi-tam-má-râat)
- พระศรีรัตนตรัย
- วัดพระศรีมหาธาตุ
- วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม
- ศรีราชา (sǐi-raa-chaa)
- สมัยกรุงศรีอยุธยา
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle Khmer ស្រី (srī), ស្រីយ (srīya), ស្រិយ (sriya), ឝ្រី (śrī), ឝ្រិ (śri), ឝ្រីយ (śrīya, “woman”), from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្រី (srəy).
Alternative forms
- สรี (srǐi), สรีย, สรีย์ — obsolete
Noun
ศรี • (sǐi)
- (elegant) woman
Classifier
ศรี • (sǐi)
- (poetic) Classifier for persons.
Etymology 3
Semi-learned borrowing from Malay sirih (“betel; betel leaf”).
Noun
ศรี • (sǐi)
Further reading
- “ศรี” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.