ખીર

Gujarati

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] Doublet of ક્ષીર (kṣīr) and શીર (śīr).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰiɾ/
Rhymes: -iɾ

Noun

ખીર • (khīr) f

Any Indian pudding, often eaten as a dessert; kheer.
milk
Synonyms: ક્ષીર (kṣīr), દૂધ (dūdh)

Proper noun

ખીર • (khīr) m

(Hinduism) Kshira Sagara

References

^ Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎^[1], Helsinki

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