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=== South and Southeast Asia === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Language/Script !! Form !! Notes |- | [[Bengali–Assamese script]] || শ্রী || |- | [[Balinese language|Balinese]] || {{lang|ban|jaimin }} || Comparable to the Javanese usage: a particle prefixed to royal names, the goddess of rice-culture. |- | [[Burmese language|Burmese]] || {{lang|my|သီရိ}} (thiri) and {{lang|my|သရေ}} (tharay) || See [[Tamil language|Tamil]] below. |- | [[Maldivian language|Dhivehi]] |ސިރީ (siree or sirī) |Used in the full titles of sultans and kings |- | [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || શ્રી || |- | [[Gurmukhi]] ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]) || ਸ਼੍ਰੀ || |- | [[Javanese language|Javanese]] || {{Jav|ꦱꦿꦶ}} (''Sri'') alternatively written as {{Jav|ꦯꦿꦶ}} or {{Jav|ꦯꦿꦷ}} || Often used to address royal or venerated figures, such as the King of [[Yogyakarta Sultanate|Yogyakarta]], [[Hamengkubuwono X|'''Sri''' Sultan Hamengkubuwono]] and the title "Sri Bhaginda" (equivalent to "your majesty"), and for names of deities, such as the Javanese rice goddess [[Dewi Sri]]. In modern [[Javanese language|Javanese]], it is a common part of proper names of [[Javanese people]], e.g the name of Indonesian finance minister [[Sri Mulyani Indrawati]] and [[Indonesian Marine Corps|Indonesian marine corps]] officer Lt. Col [[:id:Sri Utomo|Sri Utomo]]. "Sri" is also a widely used name in [[Java]] used for names of placements, organizations, institutions, etc |- | [[Kannada]] || {{lang|kn|ಶ್ರೀ}} (''Sri'' or ''Sree'')|| |- | [[Khmer language|Khmer]] || {{lang|km|ស្រី}} (''Srey'') and {{lang|km|សេរី}} (''Serey'') || |- | [[Lao language|Lao]] || {{lang|lo|ສີ}} (''Si'') and {{lang|lo|ສຣີ}} (''Sri'' or ''Sree'') || |- | [[Malay language|Malay]] (including [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]] and [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] varieties)|| [[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: {{lang|ms|سري}}, [[Latin]]: ''Seri'' ([[Malaysian language|Malaysian]])<br>''Sri'' ([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]) |Often used as a title of veneration for [[Malay styles and titles|honorific titles]] in [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] kingdoms and sultanates. This includes the honorific title for the [[Sultan of Brunei]]: ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka '''Seri''' Baginda Sultan'' [[Hassanal Bolkiah]] and [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong|King of Malaysia]]: ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia '''Seri''' Paduka Baginda''. It is also used for the name of places in the Malay world such as [[Bandar Seri Begawan]] in [[Brunei]] and [[Siak Sri Indrapura]] city in [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]] Usage of "Sri" in [[Indonesia]] is used for honorary titles for a king or other great person, for example the King of [[Yogyakarta]] [[Hamengkubuwono X|'''Sri Sultan''' Hamengkubuwono]] and ''Sri Baginda'' which means "Your Majesty", and is also used for people's names, mainly [[Javanese people]] such as Indonesian finance minister [[Sri Mulyani]], [[Indonesian Marine Corps|Indonesian marine]] officer Lt. Col [[:id:Sri Utomo|Sri Utomo]], [[Indian-Indonesian]] businessman [[Sri Prakash Lohia]], etc. It also refers to the Javanese rice goddess "[[Dewi Sri]]". "Sri" is also used as names of companies, placements, institutions, etc (e.g — [[Sriwijaya Air]], [[Sriwijaya University]], etc).<br> The oldest recorded word of "Sri" founded in Indonesia was written in the [[Yūpa#Yūpa inscription in Indonesia|Mulawarman inscription]] founded in [[Kutai]], [[East Kalimantan]] dating back to the [[4th century AD]] which read: '''''sri'''matah '''sri'''-narendrasya, kundungasya mahatmanah'' (meaning: ''"the maharaja [[Kudungga]], who was very noble"'') |- | [[Malayalam]] || ശ്രീ (''Sri'' or ''Sree'')|| |- | [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]) || {{lang|mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯁ꯭ꯔꯤ}}|}} (transliterated as ''"shri/shree/sri/sree"'' in [[Meitei script]]) || Used as honorific as in [[Shri Biren]] and [[Shri Shri Govindaji Temple]] |- |[[Newar language|Nepal Bhasa (Newari)]] |𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐷 (Sri) | |- | [[Odia language|Odia]] || ଶ୍ରୀ || |- | [[Philippine languages]] / [[Baybayin]]|| ᜐ᜔ᜇᜒ (Sri or Si or Sree) || Formerly used as an honorific title for rulers in [[History of the Philippines (900–1565)|old Indianized precolonial states and polities]] in the [[Philippines]], such as [[Sri Lumay]] of [[Cebu (historical polity)|Cebu]] or Sri Bata Shaja of [[Butuan (historical polity)|Butuan]] or Sripada/Sipad of [[Lupah Sug|Lupah Sūg]] or Sikatuna of [[Dapitan Kingdom|Bo-ol]]. |- | [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]] || ශ්රී (''Sri'' or ''Sree'') also ශ්රී (''Sri'' or ''Sree'') or සිරි (''Siri'')|| Meaning "resplendent", as in ''[[Sri Lanka]]'', "Resplendent Island". |- | [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || ஸ்ரீ (''Sri'' or ''Sree'') || The Tamil equivalent [[Tamil honorifics#tiru|tiru]] is also used. |- | [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || శ్రీ (''Sri'' or ''Sree'')|| |- | [[Thai language|Thai]] || {{lang|th|ศิริ}} (''Siri'') and {{lang|th|ศรี}} ([[Thai honorifics#Si/Sri|''Sri'' or ''Sree'' or ''Si'']]) || Used in many Thai place names, as seen below. |- | [[Cham language|Vietnamese/Cham]] || ''Chế'' || Vietnamese transcription of honorific name prefix used among the Cham ethnic minority. |}
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