𑀔𑀻𑀭

𑀔𑀻𑀭

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• khīra (Latin script)
• खीर (Devanagari script)
• খীর (Bengali script)
• ඛීර (Sinhalese script)
• ခီရ or ခဳရ or ၶီရ (Burmese script)
• ขีร or ขีระ (Thai script)
• ᨡᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂີຣ or ຂີຣະ (Lao script)
• ខីរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀔𑀻𑀭 n

1. Brahmi script form of khīra (“milk”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀔𑀻𑀭" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀁 (khīraṃ)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀺 (khīrāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀁 (khīraṃ)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀺 (khīrāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀦 (khīrena)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (khīrehi) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺 (khīrebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (khīrassa) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀬 (khīrāya) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (khīratthaṃ)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (khīrānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (khīrasmā) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (khīramhā) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸 (khīrā)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (khīrehi) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀪𑀺 (khīrebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (khīrassa)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (khīrānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (khīrasmiṃ) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (khīramhi) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂 (khīre)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (khīresu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀔𑀻𑀭 (khīra)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀺 (khīrāni)

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Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīra)[1].

Noun

𑀔𑀻𑀭 (khīra) n (Devanagari खीर)

1. milk

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀔𑀻𑀭 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀁 (khīraṃ)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (khīrāiṃ) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (khīrāi)
Accusative	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀁 (khīraṃ)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (khīrāiṃ) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (khīrāi)
Instrumental	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀡 (khīreṇa) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (khīreṇaṃ)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (khīrehi) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (khīrehiṃ)
Dative	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀅 (khīrāa)	—
Ablative	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀑 (khīrāo) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀉 (khīrāu) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸 (khīrā) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (khīrāhi) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (khīrāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (khīrassa)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡 (khīrāṇa) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (khīrāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (khīrammi) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂 (khīre)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (khīresu) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (khīresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀔𑀻𑀭 (khīra) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸 (khīrā)	𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (khīrāiṃ) or 𑀔𑀻𑀭𑀸𑀇 (khīrāi)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kṣīrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press