श्रीमान

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्रीमान् (śrīmān).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɾiː.mɑːn/, [ʃɾiː.mä̃ːn]

Noun[edit]

श्रीमान (śrīmānm (feminine श्रीमती)

  1. mister (term of address for a man)
    Synonyms: जनाब (janāb), मिस्टर (misṭar), जी ()

Declension[edit]

Nepali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्रीमान् (śrīmān).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

श्रीमान (śrīmānm

  1. husband
    Synonyms: बूढा (būḍhā), बुढा (buḍhā), बुढो (buḍho), लोग्ने (logne), दुलहा (dulahā)
  2. mister (term of address for a man)
    Synonym: जी ()

Further reading[edit]

  • श्रीमान”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “श्रीमान”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar