Hindi

Noun

स्त्री • ‎(strī) f ‎(Urdu spelling ستری)

1. woman
2. wife
3. (grammar) the feminine gender

Related terms

• इस्त्री ‎(istrī)
• स्त्रीता ‎(strītā)
• स्त्रीत्व ‎(strītva)
• स्त्रैण ‎(straiṇ)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *eys-, used to form words denoting passion; cognate with Ancient Greek οἶστρος ‎(oîstros).

Noun

स्त्री • ‎(strī́) f

1. a woman, female, wife
2. the female of any animal

   शाखामृगस्त्री ‎(śākhā-mṛga-strī) — a female monkey

3. a white ant
4. the प्रियङ्गु ‎(priyaṅgu) plant
5. (grammar) the feminine gender
6. a kind of metre

Descendants