Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheer khurma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sheer khur-ma
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid.

Uncountable

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian شیرخرما from شیر (šīr or šir, “milk”) + خرما (xormâ or xurmâ, “date (fruit)”)

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: شیرخرما

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sheer khorma (alternative)

Questions

What does sheer khurma mean?: A vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid.
Where does sheer khurma come from?: It is traced to Persian.

How to pronounce sheer khurma

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sheer khurma”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “sheer khurma”.
Repeat and practice — Say “sheer khurma” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.