kheer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi खीर / Urdu کھیر‎ (khīr, “kheer”) (or a similar Indo-Aryan cognate), from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīrá, “milk”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /kɪə(ɹ)/, /kiːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

kheer (countable and uncountable, plural kheers)

  1. A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
    Synonym: phirni

Derived terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.