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Shri.

A title of respect used before male names, Mr.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A title of respect used before male names, Mr.

    India
    The master craftsman received a National Award from the then president of India Shri APJ Abdul Kalam.

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

    India
    Shri Rama
    Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Where this word comes from

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).

name

  1. A unisex given name from Sanskrit.

Where this word comes from

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).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.