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khīraṁ

khīra

accusative singular neuter

  1. milk
  2. nourishment
  3. latex

Etymology. Root *k̑sṭír- from IE *k̑sí-sr̥, akin to Sanskrit kṣīra, Greek κύσορος. The word belongs to the family of fluid nourishment terms; cognate to Latin caseale (whey) through an old Indo-European word for flowing sustenance.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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