kheer

Meanings

nounkheer (countable and uncountable, plural kheers)

plural kheers · alternative khir

IndiaNorthcountableuncountableA 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
Synonyms: payasam, phirni

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sweet rice pudding from South Asia.

Similar

payasam phirni

Also see

phirni

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian*kšiHrám
Sanskritक्षीर“milk”
Indo-Aryan
Urduکھیر“kheer”
Hindiखीर
Englishkheer

Borrowed from Hindi खीर / Urdu کھیر (khīr, “kheer”) (or a similar Indo-Aryan cognate), from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīrá, “milk”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kheer

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Anagrams

Herek

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APA

kheer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kheer

MLA

“kheer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kheer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kheer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kheer.

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