kheer
US/kɪə(ɹ)/
kheer noun: a sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
Noun
kheer (countable and uncountable, plural kheers)
- A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
- Sizzling kebabs, delicious kheer and the ever popular haleem -it's a clear sign that Ramadan sure brings with it a culinary awakening. At the same time, Ramadan is all about discipline and faith.2016 June 16, Nandita Ravi, “Fast and feast responsibly this Ramadan!”, in The Times of India, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2017
kheer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
kheer in Hindi
- kheer, rice pudding
- क्षीर kṣīr
- kheer
- पायस pāyas
kheer in Tamil
- பாயசம்
kheer in Bengali
- kheer
- ক্ষীর khir
kheer in Malayalam
- പായസം
More languagesFewer languages
- kheer in Punjabi
- ਖੀਰ khīr
- kheer in Gujarati
- ખીર khīr
- kheer in Assamese
- পায়স payox, পাহ pah
Synonyms of kheer
Forms of kheer
| plural | kheers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | khir |
Origin of kheer
Borrowed from Hindi खीर / Urdu کھیر (khīr, “kheer”) (or a similar Indo-Aryan cognate), from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīrá, “milk”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám.
Words formed from kheer
Words that rhyme with kheer
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about kheer
- What does kheer mean?
- Kheer means a sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
- What is kheer in Hindi?
- Kheer in Hindi is क्षीर (kṣīr), पायस (pāyas). See Kheer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kheer?
- Kheer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kheer?
- Kheer is pronounced /kɪə(ɹ)/ (US).
- What is the plural of kheer?
- The plural of kheer is kheers.
Words near kheer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kheer (page history and authors); क्षीर (Hindi) (page history and authors); kheer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ক্ষীর (Bengali) (page history and authors); Kheer (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਖੀਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ખીર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); পায়স (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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