Saree in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “saree” in Hindi is साड़ी, pronounced saDDi — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), from शाट (śāṭa, “strip of cloth”). Doublet of शाल (śāl) through Persian. Compare Punjabi ਸਾੜ੍ਹੀ (sāṛhī) / ساڑھی (sāṛhī), Sindhi ساڙهيِ (sāṛhyi) / साढ़ी, Gujarati સાડી (sāḍī), Marathi साडी (sāḍī), Bengali শাড়ি (śaṛi), Assamese শাৰী (xari), Sylheti ꠢꠣꠠꠤ (haṛi), Malayalam സാരി (sāri).
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