kheer
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindi खीर / Urdu کھیر (khīr, “kheer”) (or a similar Indo-Aryan cognate), from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīrá, “milk”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kheer (countable and uncountable, plural kheers)
- A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
- Synonym: phirni
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
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- Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)
- Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)/1 syllable
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