खीर

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀻𑀭 (khīra), from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám, possibly from the BMAC substrate.[1]. Compare Pali khīra, Assamese গাখীৰ (gakhir, “milk”). Doublet of शीर (śīr), a borrowing from Persian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰiːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

खीर • (khīr) f (Urdu spelling کھیر‎)

  1. Indian rice pudding, often eaten as a dessert; kheer

Declension
Declension of खीर
Singular Plural
Direct खीर (khīr) खीरें (khīrẽ)
Oblique खीर (khīr) खीरों (khīrõ)
Vocative खीर (khīr) खीरो (khīro)

References
  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (1999), “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎, Helsinki

Nepali

Noun

खीर • (khīr), pronounced खिर (khir)

  1. kheer: boiled rice and milk; Indian rice pudding

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • khīra (Latin script)
  • 𑀔𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • খীর (Bengali script)
  • ඛීර (Sinhalese script)
  • ခီရ (Burmese script)
  • ขีร or ขีระ (Thai script)
  • ᨡᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຂີຣ or ຂີຣະ (Lao script)
  • ខីរ (Khmer script)

Noun

खीर n

  1. milk
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