strī | स्त्री | strI
strī/ | स्त्री/ | f. (perhaps for sūtrī | सूत्री |, or sotrī | सोत्री |, ‘bearer of children’, fr. √ 2. sū | सू |; accord. to some connected with Lat. sator; nom. strī/ | स्त्री/ |; acc. in later language also strīm | स्त्रीम् | and strīs | स्त्रीस् | pl.) a woman, female, wife, RV. &c. &c.
the female of any animal (e.g. ṣāKā-mfga-strī | षाKआ-म्फ़्ग-स्त्री |, ‘a female monkey’), ŚBr.; MBh.
a white ant, L.
the Priyaṅgu plant, L.
(in gram.) the feminine gender, Nir.; ŚBr. &c.
a kind of metre, Col.
the female of any animal (e.g. ṣāKā-mfga-strī | षाKआ-म्फ़्ग-स्त्री |, ‘a female monkey’), ŚBr.; MBh.
a white ant, L.
the Priyaṅgu plant, L.
(in gram.) the feminine gender, Nir.; ŚBr. &c.
a kind of metre, Col.