खीर

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See also: खैरो, खरा, खरी, खीरा, ख़ैर, खर, and खरे

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, Bengali ক্ষ্বীর (khvir), Assamese খীৰ (khir). Doublet of शीर (śīr), a borrowing from Persian.

Pronunciation

Noun

खीर • (khīr) f (Urdu spelling کھیر)

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

Declension

Declension of खीर (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct खीर
khīr 		खीरें
khīrẽ
oblique खीर
khīr 		खीरों
khīrõ
vocative खीर
khīr 		खीरो
khīro

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

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 (1982–1983) “खीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • 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

Noun

खीर • (khīra)

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Noun

खीर n

  1. Devanagari script form of khīra (“milk”)

Declension

Declension table of "खीर" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)खीरं (khīraṃ)खीरानि (khīrāni)
Accusative (second)खीरं (khīraṃ)खीरानि (khīrāni)
Instrumental (third)खीरेन (khīrena)खीरेहि (khīrehi) or खीरेभि (khīrebhi)
Dative (fourth)खीरस्स (khīrassa) or खीराय (khīrāya) or खीरत्थं (khīratthaṃ)खीरानं (khīrānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)खीरस्मा (khīrasmā) or खीरम्हा (khīramhā) or खीरा (khīrā)खीरेहि (khīrehi) or खीरेभि (khīrebhi)
Genitive (sixth)खीरस्स (khīrassa)खीरानं (khīrānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)खीरस्मिं (khīrasmiṃ) or खीरम्हि (khīramhi) or खीरे (khīre)खीरेसु (khīresu)
Vocative (calling)खीर (khīra)खीरानि (khīrāni)
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