स्त्री

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्त्री (strī́). Doublet of तिय (tiy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st̪ɾiː/

Noun

स्त्री • (strī) f (Urdu spelling ستری‎)

1. woman

   Synonyms: औरत (aurat), नारी (nārī), महिला (mahilā)

2. wife

   Synonyms: पत्नी (patnī), बीवीं (bīvī̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्त्री (strī)

Noun

स्त्री (transliteration needed) f

1. woman
2. wife
   • 1782, मतिसार, शालिभद्रचरित

     शालभद्र एकेक स्त्री दिनप्रतै तेजै छै

     Śālabhādra gives up one wife per day

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *strī́ (“woman”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬭𐬍‎ (strī), Khotanese 𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀭𑀺𑀬𑀸 (striyā), Sogdian 𐼼𐽂𐽀𐼷𐼿‎ (stryc), Ossetian silæ.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪t̪ɽíː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪t̪ɽiː/

Noun

स्त्री • (strī́) f

1. a woman, female, wife
2. the female of any animal

   शाखामृगस्त्री (śākhā-mṛga-strī) — a female monkey

3. a white ant
4. the प्रियङ्गु (priyaṅgu) plant
5. (grammar) the feminine gender
6. a kind of metre