siri
siri is the alternative form of sirih.
Meaning of sirih
Noun
sirih (uncountable)
- A vining plant of Sumatra, whose leaves may be chewed with betel nuts or used medicinally to shrink the vagina after childbirth.
- In a small Bamboo case, prettily carved and ornamented, the Dyak carries his sirih and lime for betel chewing, and his little long-bladed knife has a Bamboo sheath.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 126
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Siri
Siri (plural Siris)
- A female given name.
- A speech recognition and intelligent personal assistant application developed by Apple Inc. for its iOS operating system.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Siri
Siri (plural Siris)
- A surname from Italian.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Siri
Siri
Forms of siri
| plural | Siris |
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Origin of siri
From Norwegian Siri, a variant of Sigrid, whence also English Sigrid.
From Italian Siri.
Phrases with siri
Questions about siri
- What does siri mean?
- Siri means a female given name.
- What is siri the alternative form of?
- Siri is the alternative form of sirih.
- What part of speech is siri?
- Siri is a proper noun.
Words near siri in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: siri (page history and authors); Siri (page history and authors); sirih (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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