Shri (; Devanagari: श्री, ISO: Śrī, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɕriː], Non-Sanskrit pronunciation: [sriː]), also transliterated as Shree, Sri, or Sree, is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific
The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala (ශ්රී), Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages
It is usually transliterated as Sri, Sree, Shri, Si, or Seri based on the local convention for transliteration
The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English “Mr
" in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers
Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a yantra or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra