ખીર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀻𑀭 (khīra), from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám, possibly from the BMAC substrate.[1] Doublet of ક્ષીર (kṣīr) and શીર (śīr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ખીર • (khīr) f

  1. kheer
  2. milk
    Synonyms: ક્ષીર (kṣīr), દૂધ (dūdh)

Proper noun

ખીર • (khīr) m

  1. (Hinduism) Kshira Sagara

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (1999) “The Indo-Iranian substratum”, in Early Contacts between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations‎[1], Helsinki
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