sari

sari meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of sari in a sentence

• She had worn a soft, sheer malmal sari to sleep in for the night.
• She wears only white khaddar saris and white khaddar blouses beneath which is her coarse bandage-tight bodice.
• At recent parades of nations women on the Indian team have worn saris, and on the Nigerian one geles.

All 12 example sentences with sari

Forms of sari

Plural of sari: saris

Origin of sari

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī) / Urdu سَاڑِی (sāṛī)), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), from शाट (śāṭa, “strip of cloth”). Doublet of shawl through Persian.

Words formed from sari

• saried

Questions about sari

What does sari mean?

Sari means 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.

What is sari in Hindi?

Sari in Hindi is साड़ी (sāṛī). See Sari meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is sari?

Sari can be a noun or a proper noun.

How do you pronounce sari?

Sari is pronounced /ˈsɑː.ɹi/ (Western).

What is the plural of sari?

The plural of sari is saris.