Sinhalese

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīrá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣiHrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám, possibly from the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Dhivehi ކިރު (kiru).

Noun

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කිරි (kiri)

  1. milk