པ་ནིར

Dzongkha

/pɑ˥.niː(r)˩/

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali पनीर (paneer) derived from Persian پنیر (cheese) derived from Middle Persian pnyl (cheese).

Origin

Middle Persian

pnyl

Gloss

cheese

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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