सरी

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sə.ɾiː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Surrey, from Old English Sūþrigē, Sūþrigēa (“southern region”), from sūþerne (“southern”) +‎ gē (“district, region”).

Alternative forms
  • सरे (sare)

Proper noun

सरी • (sarī) ?

  1. Surrey (a county of England)
  2. Surrey (a city in Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit सरि (sari), सरी (sarī).

Noun

सरी • (sarī) f

  1. waterfall, cascade, stream
  2. lake, pond

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “सरी”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
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