ശരി

Malayalam

Alternative forms

• ശെരി (śeri) (colloquial)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ಸರಿ (sari), Tamil சரி (cari), Telugu సరే (sarē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɐɾi/, [ʃeɾi]

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Interjection

ശരി • (śari)

1. yes
2. fine, okay
3. correct

Adverb

ശരി • (śari)

1. correct
2. true

   Antonym: തെറ്റ് (teṟṟŭ)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ശരി [śari]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ശരി [śari]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books