खीर

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, Assamese গাখীৰ (gakhir, “milk”). Doublet of शीर (śīr), a borrowing from Persian.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi 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

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
  • IPA(key): /kʰiɾ/, [kʰiːɾ]

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, “खीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • 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 forms
  • 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 \ 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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