Shri
Shri (/ʃriː/;[1] Sanskrit: श्री, romanized: Śrī, pronounced [ɕriː]pronounced [ɕriː]pronounced [ɕriː]) is a Sanskrit term that means wealth and prosperity. It is mainly used as an honorific.[1]
Places[change | change source]
Lots of places use the honorific. Some of them are:
- Sriharikota, India
- Srimangal, Bangladesh
- Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, a Siva temple.
- Srikakulam, a town in northern Andhra Pradesh.
- Sri City, an integrated township located on the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu border.
- Shri Kshetra, name of the Puri Jagannath Dham, Odisha. One of the four Dhams in the Hindu religion.
- Sree Mandira is a famous Hindu temple built for Jagannath (Krishna). It is in the coastal town of Puri in Odisha.
- Sri Lanka, an island country under India.
- Sri Perumbudur, a town in the state of Tamil Nadu
- Sri Rangam, an island zone in the city of Tiruchirapalli, in Tamil Nadu.
- Srinagar, nagar meaning "city", is the capital of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
- Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the administrative capital of Sri Lanka.
- Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred fig tree in the Mahamewna Gardens, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
- Srivijaya, a former kingdom on Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Sriwijaya University, located in South Sumatra, Indonesia
- Sri (ศรี), pronounced and usually transliterated Si in Thailand place names
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shri". Lexico. Oxford English Dictionary. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.