सरी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɾiː/, [sɐ.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
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha