kheer

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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kheer (countable and uncountable, plural kheers)

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

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