ख़मीर

See also: ख्मेर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (xamīr), from Arabic خَمِير (ḵamīr). Compare Punjabi ਖਮੀਰ (khamīr).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xə.miːɾ/, [xɐ.miːɾ], /kʰə.miːɾ/, [kʰɐ.miːɾ]
Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

ख़मीर • (xamīr) m (Urdu spelling خمیر)

leaven, yeast

Declension

Declension of ख़मीर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़मीर xamīr	ख़मीर xamīr
oblique	ख़मीर xamīr	ख़मीरों xamīrõ
vocative	ख़मीर xamīr	ख़मीरो xamīro

Derived terms

ख़मीर उठना (xamīr uṭhnā)

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