खीर

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

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám

Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám

Sanskrit क्षी॒र (kṣīrá)

Prakrit 𑀔𑀻𑀭 (khīra)

Hindi खीर

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀻𑀭 (khīra), from Sanskrit क्षी॒र (kṣīrá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám (“milk”). Compare Pali khīra, Bengali খির (khir), Assamese খীৰ (khir). Doublet of शीर (śīr), a borrowing from Persian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰiːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

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

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám, possibly from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Assamese গাখীৰ (gakhir, “milk”), Gujarati ખીર (khīr), Hindi खीर (khīr), Nepali खीर (khīra), Pali khīra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰiɾ/, [kʰiːɾ]

Noun

खीर • (khīr) f

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

References

• 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

• IPA^(key): [kʰiɾʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खिर्

Noun

खीर • (khīra)

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• khīra (Latin script)
• 𑀔𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi 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)

Noun

खीर n

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

Declension

Declension table of "खीर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
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)