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kshira
Sanskrit · ancient
"milk"
meant 'milk'
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khir
Hindi · medieval
"a sweet rice pudding made with milk"
became the name of a sweet milk-based rice pudding
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kheer
English · 20th c.
"a sweet pudding of rice, milk, and sugar, often flavored with cardamom"
adopted in English food writing on South Asian desserts
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