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leaven meaning in Hindi

ख़मीर xamīr

UK/ˈlɛv.ən/

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Australia/ˈlev.ən/

leaven in Hindi: ख़मीर (xamīr). In English, leaven means any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

Hindi words for leaven

leaven, yeast
ख़मीर xamīr

English meaning of leaven

  1. noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
  2. noun Anything that induces change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.
  3. noun Chametz.
  4. verb To add a leavening agent.

Full definition of leaven

leaven in a sentence

  • Yeast is used to leaven bread, making it rise during baking.
  • The comedian's jokes helped leaven the atmosphere during the serious meeting.
  • Her optimism seemed to leaven the otherwise tense environment.

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Questions about leaven in Hindi

What is the meaning of leaven in Hindi?
Leaven in Hindi is ख़मीर (xamīr).
leaven का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Leaven: ख़मीर (xamīr).
What does leaven mean in English?
Leaven means any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “leaven”: ख़मीर. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: leaven (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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