"kheer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɪə(ɹ)/ [US], /kiːɹ/ [US] Forms: kheers [plural], khir [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|inc-pro}}, {{bor|en|hi|खीर|tr=-}} Hindi खीर, {{bor|en|ur|کھیر|t=kheer|tr=khīr}} Urdu کھیر (khīr, “kheer”), {{bor|en|inc}} Indo-Aryan, {{der|en|sa|क्षीर|t=milk|tr=kṣīrá}} Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīrá, “milk”), {{der|en|iir-pro|*kšiHrám}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kheer (countable and uncountable, plural kheers)
  1. A sweet rice pudding from South Asia. Wikipedia link: kheer Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: phirni Derived forms: chahou kheer

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Alternative forms

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