Thiri
သီရိ
"Splendour" or "glory", from the Pali word sirī, which Burmese absorbed as a loanword for majesty and good fortune.
Meaning and origin
Thiri carries a Buddhist-era loanword into Burmese: sirī began as Pali scriptural vocabulary for glory, majesty and good fortune.
How to pronounce Thiri
| Burmese (Myanmar [Burma]) | THEE-ree /θìɹḭ/ |
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