kheer

English

/kɪə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi खीर (kheer) borrowed from Urdu کھیر (kheer) derived from Sanskrit क्षीर (milk) derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám (milk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*kšiHrám

Gloss

milk

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

乳

Emoji
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