ক্ষীর

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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