ख़मीर

See also: ख्मेर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خمیر (xamīr), from Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr). Compare Punjabi ਖਮੀਰ (khamīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xə.miːɾ/, [xɐ.miːɾ], /kʰə.miːɾ/, [kʰɐ.miːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

ख़मीर • (xamīr) m (Urdu spelling خمیر)

  1. leaven, yeast

Declension

Declension of ख़मीर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ख़मीर
xamīr 		ख़मीर
xamīr
oblique ख़मीर
xamīr 		ख़मीरों
xamīrõ
vocative ख़मीर
xamīr 		ख़मीरो
xamīro

Derived terms

  • ख़मीर उठना (xamīr uṭhnā)
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