Shri

The English word “Shri” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A title of respect used before male names, Mr.
An honorific title prefixed to the names of deities, holy persons, holy books or sacred places.

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).

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