खीर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited 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

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰiːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

खीर • (khīr) f (Urdu spelling کھیر)

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

Declension

Descendants

  • Pashto: کیر

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám, possibly from the BMAC substrate.[1] Cognate with Assamese গাখীৰ (gakhir, milk), Gujarati ખીર (khīr), Hindi खीर (khīr), Nepali खीर (khīra), Pali khīra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰiɾ/, [kʰiːɾ]

Noun

खीर • (khīr) f

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

References

  1. Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations, Helsinki
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “खीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खीर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “खीर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰiɾʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: खिर्

Noun

खीर • (khīra)

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

खीर n

  1. Devanagari script form of khīra (milk)

Declension

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