ক্ষীর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ক্ষ্বীর (khvir)
• খীর (khir) — pronunciation spelling

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra). Doublet of খির (khir) and শিরিন (śirin).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰiɾ/, [ˈkʰiːɾ], [ˈkʰiɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰiɹ/, [ˈkʰiɹ]
• Homophone: খির (khir)

Noun

ক্ষীর • (khir)

1. milk
2. juice; extract; gum
3. kheer (condensed milk, obtained by boiling, taken as a sweetmeat)