sari

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sari"

English

Alternative forms

• saree
• shari

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī) ultimately from Sanskrit शाट (śāṭa), शाटी (śāṭī).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑː.ɹi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Homophone: sorry (father-bother merger)

Noun

sari (plural saris)

Woman in sari

1. The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

Translations

cloth

• Arabic: سَارِي m (sārī)
• Assamese: শাৰী (xari)
• Bengali: শাড়ি (bn) (śaṛi)
• Bulgarian: сари n (sari)
• Burmese: ဆာရီ (my) (hcari)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 莎麗 / 莎丽 (zh) (shālì)

• Danish: sari c
• Esperanto: sario
• Finnish: sari (fi)
• French: sari (fr) m
• German: Sari (de) m
• Gujarati: સાડી m (sāḍī)
• Hindi: साड़ी (hi) f (sāṛī)
• Hungarian: szári (hu)
• Icelandic: sarí m
• Italian: sari (it) m
• Japanese: サリー (ja) (sarī)
• Kannada: ಸೀರೆ (kn) (sīre)
• Khmer: សារី (km) (saarii)
• Korean: 사리 (ko) (sari)
• Malay: sari (ms)
• Malayalam: സാരി (ml) (sāri)
• Marathi: साडी f (sāḍī)
• Nepali: साडी (sāḍī), सारी (sārī)
• Odia: ଶାଢୀ (śāḍhi)
• Persian: ساری (fa) (sâri), ساره (fa) (sâre)
• Polish: sari (pl) n
• Portuguese: sari m
• Russian: са́ри (ru) n (sári)
• Sanskrit: षाटी f (ṣāṭī), शाटी (sa) f (śāṭī)
• Sindhi: ساڙهيِ (sāṛhī)
• Spanish: sari (es) m
• Swedish: sari (sv) c
• Sylheti: ꠢꠣꠠꠤ (haṛi)
• Tamil: புடவை (ta) (puṭavai)
• Telugu: చీర (te) (cīra), కొక (koka)
• Thai: ส่าหรี (th) (sàa-rǐi)
• Turkish: sari (tr)
• Urdu: ساڑی f (sāṛī)

Anagrams

• Sira, airs, rais, Rias, RISA, Risa, RIAs, IRAs, sira, Isar, aris, rias, IRAS

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• sare

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin sale, from Latin sāl, salem. Compare Romanian sare.

Noun

sari f

1. salt
2. (figurative) character

Related terms

• ãnsar/nsar
• disar
• sãrãtor
• sãrãturã
• sãlãmurã
• sãrinji

See also

• piper

Balinese

Romanization

sari

1. Romanization of ᬲᬭᬶ
2. Romanization of ᬲᬵᬭᬶ

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *sali (“value, reward, payment”). Often related to Iberian śalir, which possibly identifies some kind of currency.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /s̺aɾi/ [s̺a.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Hyphenation: sa‧ri

Noun

sari inan

1. payment
2. value
3. award, prize

Declension

Declension of sari (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	sari	saria	sariak
ergative	sarik	sariak	sariek
dative	sariri	sariari	sariei
genitive	sariren	sariaren	sarien
comitative	sarirekin	sariarekin	sariekin
causative	sarirengatik	sariarengatik	sariengatik
benefactive	sarirentzat	sariarentzat	sarientzat
instrumental	sariz	sariaz	sariez
inessive	saritan	sarian	sarietan
locative	saritako	sariko	sarietako
allative	saritara	sarira	sarietara
terminative	saritaraino	sariraino	sarietaraino
directive	saritarantz	sarirantz	sarietarantz
destinative	saritarako	sarirako	sarietarako
ablative	saritatik	saritik	sarietatik
partitive	saririk	—	—
prolative	saritzat	—	—

Derived terms

• saldu

References

• “sari” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

• “sari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• “sari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

sari

1. kind of spiny rattan

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.ri/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sa‧ri
• Rhymes: -aːri

Noun

sari m (plural sari's)

1. sari (South Asian garment)

Finnish

Etymology

From Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧ri

Noun

sari

1. sari (Indian piece of clothing)

Declension

Inflection of sari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sari	sarit
genitive		sarin	sarien
partitive		saria	sareja
illative		sariin	sareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sari	sarit
accusative	nom.	sari	sarit
	gen.	sarin
genitive		sarin	sarien
partitive		saria	sareja
inessive		sarissa	sareissa
elative		sarista	sareista
illative		sariin	sareihin
adessive		sarilla	sareilla
ablative		sarilta	sareilta
allative		sarille	sareille
essive		sarina	sareina
translative		sariksi	sareiksi
abessive		saritta	sareitta
instructive		—	sarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sarini sarini accusative nom. sarini sarini gen. sarini genitive sarini sarieni partitive sariani sarejani inessive sarissani sareissani elative saristani sareistani illative sariini sareihini adessive sarillani sareillani ablative sariltani sareiltani allative sarilleni sareilleni essive sarinani sareinani translative sarikseni sareikseni abessive sarittani sareittani instructive — — comitative — sareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sarisi sarisi accusative nom. sarisi sarisi gen. sarisi genitive sarisi sariesi partitive sariasi sarejasi inessive sarissasi sareissasi elative saristasi sareistasi illative sariisi sareihisi adessive sarillasi sareillasi ablative sariltasi sareiltasi allative sarillesi sareillesi essive sarinasi sareinasi translative sariksesi sareiksesi abessive sarittasi sareittasi instructive — — comitative — sareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sarimme sarimme accusative nom. sarimme sarimme gen. sarimme genitive sarimme sariemme partitive sariamme sarejamme inessive sarissamme sareissamme elative saristamme sareistamme illative sariimme sareihimme adessive sarillamme sareillamme ablative sariltamme sareiltamme allative sarillemme sareillemme essive sarinamme sareinamme translative sariksemme sareiksemme abessive sarittamme sareittamme instructive — — comitative — sareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sarinne sarinne accusative nom. sarinne sarinne gen. sarinne genitive sarinne sarienne partitive sarianne sarejanne inessive sarissanne sareissanne elative saristanne sareistanne illative sariinne sareihinne adessive sarillanne sareillanne ablative sariltanne sareiltanne allative sarillenne sareillenne essive sarinanne sareinanne translative sariksenne sareiksenne abessive sarittanne sareittanne instructive — — comitative — sareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sarinsa sarinsa accusative nom. sarinsa sarinsa gen. sarinsa genitive sarinsa sariensa partitive sariaan sariansa sarejaan sarejansa inessive sarissaan sarissansa sareissaan sareissansa elative saristaan saristansa sareistaan sareistansa illative sariinsa sareihinsa adessive sarillaan sarillansa sareillaan sareillansa ablative sariltaan sariltansa sareiltaan sareiltansa allative sarilleen sarillensa sareilleen sareillensa essive sarinaan sarinansa sareinaan sareinansa translative sarikseen sariksensa sareikseen sareiksensa abessive sarittaan sarittansa sareittaan sareittansa instructive — — comitative — sareineen sareinensa

Further reading

• “sari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Arsi, rasi, rias, risa

French

Noun

sari m (plural saris)

1. sari (clothing)

Further reading

• “sari”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsari]
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: sa‧ri

Etymology 1

From Malay sari, from Classical Malay sari, from Old Javanese sari, sāri (“pollen; quintessence”) (compare Javanese ꦱꦫꦶ (sari, “essence; pollen”)), sara, sāra (“core; essential; firmness, strength, power, energy”), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “essence; nectar; core, pith; quintessence; main point”). Doublet of sara. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sari (plural sari-sari)

1. essence: a significant feature of something; an extract or concentrate.

   Synonyms: biang, pati

2. summary, overview.

   Synonyms: ikhtisar, ijmal, resume, ringkasan

3. (archaic) flower

   Synonyms: bunga, kembang

Affixed terms

• menyarikan

 

Compounds

• sari berita
• sari buah

 

• kepala sari
• serbuk sari

 

Related terms

• santan
• sara
• saren

 

Etymology 2

From Betawi [Term?], cognate of Indonesian sehari (“a day, one day”), Old Javanese sari-sari (“continuously; day after day”).

Noun

sari (plural sari-sari)

1. alternative spelling of sari-sari (“daily”)

Etymology 3

From Malay sari, from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), शाट (śāṭa, “strip of cloth”).

Noun

sari (plural sari-sari)

Woman in sari

1. sari: the traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

Affixed terms

• bersari

 

Further reading

• “sari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), from Sanskrit शाट (śāṭa), शाटी (śāṭī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ri/
• Rhymes: -ari
• Hyphenation: sà‧ri

Noun

sari m (invariable)

1. sari

Anagrams

• arsi, rais, rasi, risa, risà

Javanese

Romanization

sari

1. Romanization of ꦱꦫꦶ

Kari'na

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [saːɺ̢i]

Noun

sari (possessed sariry)

1. (Guyana, Venezuela) Alternative form of kusari (“the red brocket deer, Mazama americana”)

Latin

Verb

sarī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of sariō

References

• “sari”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sari in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saɰi]

Noun

sari

1. sari

   Synonym: pagn

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin sal, salem. Compare Romanian sare.

Noun

sari f

1. salt

Middle English

Adjective

sari

1. Alternative form of sory

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ri/
• Homophone: sāri

Etymology 1

Noun

sari

1. Alternative spelling of sāri (“quintessence; pollen, flower”)

Etymology 2

Probably affixed sa- +‎ wari (“day”). Cognate of Indonesian sari (“daily”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

sari

1. continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly, lastingly
2. day after day

Derived terms

• asari
• sari-sari
• sumari
• sāri-sāri

 

• haywâsari
• huwusĕn sāri
• lot sari
• tan asari
• tan pasari

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦫꦶ (sari, “continuously, constantly, uninterruptedly, lastingly; day after day”) (inherited)
• →? Malay: seri (“draw”)
  • > Indonesian: seri (“draw”) (inherited)

Further reading

• "sari" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), feminine form of शाट (śāṭa, “garment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ri/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ari
• Syllabification: sa‧ri

Noun

sari n (indeclinable)

1. sari

Further reading

• sari in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɾi/

• Hyphenation: sa‧ri

Noun

sari m (plural saris)

1. sari (traditional dress used in India)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sari.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

sari n (uncountable)

1. sari

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sari	sariul
genitive-dative	sari	sariului
vocative	sariule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī), from Sanskrit षाटी (ṣāṭī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾi/ [ˈsa.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Syllabification: sa‧ri

Noun

sari m (plural saris)

1. sari

Further reading

• “sari”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

sari c

1. sari

Declension

Declension of sari

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sari	saris
	definite	sarin	sarins
plural	indefinite	sarier	sariers
	definite	sarierna	sariernas

Further reading

• sari in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• isar, rias

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾiʔ/ [ˈsaː.ɾɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧ri

Noun

sarì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒ)

1. sex (category)

   Synonyms: tauhin, seks

2. species

Derived terms

• kasarian
• samot-sari
• sari-sari
• saribuhay

 

Related terms

• sari-sari store

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English sari.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾi/ [ˈsaː.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Syllabification: sa‧ri

Noun

sari (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒ)

1. sari (traditional Indian dress)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɾiʔ/ [ˈsaː.ɾɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧ri

Noun

sarì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒ) (obsolete)

1. insult

Derived terms

• ipagpasari
• ipasari
• magpasari
• mapagpasari
• pagpasarian
• pasari
• pasarian
• pasariin
• pasaring

 

See also

• pasarinig

 

Further reading

• “sari”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “sari”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Anagrams

• iras, isra, sira

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ɾi/

Noun

sari (Jawi ساري)

1. a shovel, digger, scoop
2. any piece of wood used to paddle
3. a paddle

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ɾi/

Verb

sari (Jawi ساري)

1. (auxiliary) to desire, wish, want; to intend

   sari sisupu ― to want/intend to show

2. (auxiliary) indicates the near-future tense; will soon

   ngori rikoi sari sofo ― my banana (tree) will soon bear fruit

   una osari okodiho ― he will soon return

Usage notes

This auxiliary generally precedes the main verb. It may take the subject clitics (o, mo, etc.) generally only for emphasis.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sari
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tosari	fosari	misari
2nd	nosari	nisari
3rd	Masculine	osari	isari, yosari†
Feminine	mosari
Neuter	isari
† - archaic

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh