khīra

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀔𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
खीर (Devanagari script)
খীর (Bengali script)
ඛීර (Sinhalese script)
ခီရ or ခဳရ or ၶီရ (Burmese script)
ขีร or ขีระ (Thai script)
ᨡᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ຂີຣ or ຂີຣະ (Lao script)
ខីរ (Khmer script)
𑄈𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám.

Noun

khīra n

milk, milky liquid
Synonyms: duddha, paya

Declension

Declension table of "khīra" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khīraṃ	khīrāni
Accusative (second)	khīraṃ	khīrāni
Instrumental (third)	khīrena	khīrehi or khīrebhi
Dative (fourth)	khīrassa or khīrāya or khīratthaṃ	khīrānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khīrasmā or khīramhā or khīrā	khīrehi or khīrebhi
Genitive (sixth)	khīrassa	khīrānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khīrasmiṃ or khīramhi or khīre	khīresu
Vocative (calling)	khīra	khīrāni

Derived terms

khīraṃnāḷī (“coconut milk”)

Further reading

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “khīra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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