siri

See also: Siri, síri, siří, ŝiri, širi, šíři, and šíří

English

Noun

siri (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of sirih (“plant”).

Amis

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *Sidi.

Noun

siri

1. goat

References

• 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[2] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2024

'Are'are

Verb

siri

1. to hunt

Synonyms

• ru'u
• (hunting with dogs): tarai kui

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Catalan

Noun

siri m (plural siris)

1. alternative form of sirià

Further reading

• “siri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈɾiʔ/ [siˈɾiʔ]
• Hyphenation: si‧ri

Noun

sirî (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜍᜒ)

1. short-temperedness; thin-skinnedness
2. greed

   Synonym: pagkaakit

Derived terms

• masiri

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Buginese ᨔᨗᨑᨗ (siri, “principle; honour; shame, dishonour”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiri/ [ˈsi.ri]
• Rhymes: -iri
• Syllabification: si‧ri

Noun

siri (plural siri-siri)

1. principle and honour (of South Sulawesi people)
2. shame, dishonour

   Synonym: malu

Alternative forms

• sirik

Further reading

• “siri”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• seri (Indonesia)

Etymology

From English series.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiri/ [ˈsi.ri]
• Rhymes: -iri, -ri
• Hyphenation: si‧ri

Noun

siri (Jawi spelling سيري, plural siri-siri or siri²)

1. series

Adjective

siri (Jawi spelling سيري, comparative lebih siri, superlative paling siri)

1. serial

   pembunuh bersiri ― serial killer

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bersiri [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

• "siri" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old Tupi

siri (Callinectes sapidus)

Alternative forms

• seri, syry

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈɾi/

Noun

siri (unpossessable)

1. swimming crab (any crab of the family Portunidae)

Derived terms

• siriaie'yma
• siriapûã
• sirigûasu
• sirimirĩ
• sirinema
• sirioby

Descendants

• → Portuguese: siri

References

• Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “siri”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 443, column 1

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• सिरि (Devanagari script)
• সিরি (Bengali script)
• සිරි (Sinhalese script)
• သိရိ (Burmese script)
• สิริ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᩁᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິຣິ (Lao script)
• សិរិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄢𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्री (śrī).

Noun

siri f

1. luck, glory, wealth, splendour

Descendants

• → Old Burmese: သိရ်
  • Burmese: သိန် (sin)
• → Burmese: သီရိ (siri.)
• → Khmer: សិរី (serəy)
• → Thai: สิริ (sì-rì)

Portuguese

Um siri

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi siri.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈɾi/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: si‧ri

Noun

siri m (plural siris)

1. (Brazil) swimming crab
2. (Brazil, colloquial) any crab

Hypernyms

• caranguejo
• crustáceo

Derived terms

• boca de siri
• sirizinho

Further reading

• “siri”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “siri”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

siri (Cyrillic spelling сири)

1. inflection of siriti:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Sicilian

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Aragonese or Spanish ser. Doublet of èssiri. Cognate with Portuguese and Catalan ser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɾi/, [ˈsi.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -iɾɪ
• Hyphenation: sì‧ri

Verb

siri

1. alternative form of èssiri (“to be”)

Derived terms

• hâ siri d'accussì
• po siri
• putissi diri

Related terms

• semu
• si'
• siti
• su'
• sugnu

See also

• aviri
• stari

Slovene

Noun

siri

1. nominative/instrumental plural of sir

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from English seed; compare wiwiri (“weed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɾi/

Noun

siri

1. seed
2. stone (the hard layer around the seed in some fruits)
3. grain, kernel

Adjective

siri

1. (of hair) highly curly

Derived terms

• doifisiri
• ingisiri
• kapuwasiri
• kwatasiri
• lakasiri
• podosiri
• redidoifisiri
• sakasiri
• siribredebon
• sirisiri
• soposiri

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Noun

siri class IX (plural siri class X)

1. secret
2. secrecy
3. (euphemistic) private parts

Derived terms

• msiri
• usiri

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic صَارَ (ṣāra).

Verb

-siri (infinitive kusiri)

1. (rare) to become, evolve, change into

Conjugation

Conjugation of -siri
Positive present -nasiri Subjunctive -siri Negative -siri Imperative singular siri
Infinitives
Positive kusiri Negative kutosiri
Imperatives
Singular siri Plural sirini
Tensed forms
Habitual husiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lisiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kusiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninasiri/nasiri tunasiri 2nd person unasiri mnasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasiri wanasiri other classes positive subject concord + -nasiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -siri) Singular Plural 1st person sisiri hatusiri 2nd person husiri hamsiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasiri hawasiri other classes negative subject concord + -siri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tasiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -siri) Singular Plural 1st person nisiri tusiri 2nd person usiri msiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asiri wasiri other classes positive subject concord + -siri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asiri) Singular Plural 1st person nasiri twasiri 2nd person wasiri mwasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asiri wasiri m-mi(III/IV) wasiri yasiri ji-ma(V/VI) lasiri yasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasiri vyasiri n(IX/X) yasiri zasiri u(XI) wasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasiri pa(XVI) pasiri mu(XVIII) mwasiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisiri "If not" positive subject concord + -siposiri Consecutive kasiri / positive subject concord + -kasiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisiri -tusiri 2nd person -kusiri -wasiri/-kusirini/-wasirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msiri -wasiri m-mi(III/IV) -usiri -isiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lisiri -yasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisiri -visiri n(IX/X) -isiri -zisiri u(XI) -usiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusiri pa(XVI) -pasiri mu(XVIII) -musiri Reflexive -jisiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -siri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -siriye -sirio m-mi(III/IV) -sirio -siriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sirilo -siriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -siricho -sirivyo n(IX/X) -siriyo -sirizo u(XI) -sirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -siriko pa(XVI) -siripo mu(XVIII) -sirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -siri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesiri -osiri m-mi(III/IV) -osiri -yosiri ji-ma(V/VI) -losiri -yosiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosiri -vyosiri n(IX/X) -yosiri -zosiri u(XI) -osiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosiri pa(XVI) -posiri mu(XVIII) -mosiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Yogad

Noun

siri

1. lie; falsehood