payasam

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately from Sanskrit पायस (pāyasa) via Malayalam പായസം (pāyasaṁ), Telugu పాయసం (pāyasaṁ), Tamil பாயசம் (pāyacam). === Noun === payasam (countable and uncountable, plural payasams) (chiefly South India) Kheer (South Asian rice pudding).