wˌaɪl ðə wˈɜːd sɹˌiː ɪz jˈuːzd ɪn sˈænskɹɪt æz ˌɑːnoːɹˈɪfɪk pɹˈiːfɪks tə ðə nˈeɪmz ʌv dˈiːətiz ænd vˈæstɐvɪə mˈiːnz "ɐ ɹˈɛzᵻdənt, ɪnhˈæbɪtənt"; ðɛɹbˈaɪ ðə hˈoʊl mˈiːnɪŋ "ɪn hˈuːm ɡˈɑːd dwˈɛlz".
While the word Sri is used in Sanskrit as honorific prefix to the names of deities  and vāstavya means "a resident, inhabitant"; thereby the whole meaning "in whom God dwells".