کشمیر

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? kašmīr
Dari reading? kašmīr
Iranian reading? kašmir
Tajik reading? kašmir

Proper noun

Dari کشمیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik Кашмир

کَشمیر (kašmir)

  1. Kashmir
    • 6th A.H., Abul-Ma'ālī Nasrullāh-i Munšī, "Kabūtar-i Tawq-dār ", Kalīla u Dimna.
      آورده‌اند که در ناحیت کشمیر متصیَّدی خوش و مرغزاری نزه بود که از عکس ریاحین او، پر زاغ چون دم طاووس نمودی و در پیش جمال او دم طاووس به پر زاغ مانستی.
      âvarda-and ki dar nâhiyat-i kašmîr mutasayyadê xwaš u marğzârê nazih bûd ki az aks-i rayâhîn-i û, par-i zâğ čun dum-i tâvûs namûdê va dar pêš-i jamâl-i û, dum-i tâvûs ba par-i zâğ mânistê.
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    Synonym: قشمیر (qešmir)

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کشمیر (kašmīr), potentially also a learned borrowing from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra), which is probably a contraction of कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra) or कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru). Compare Kashmiri کٔشیٖر (kạśīr).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

کَشْمِیر (kaśmīrm (Hindi spelling कश्मीर)

  1. Kashmir (a region of Indian subcontinent in South Asia).
    1. Azad Kashmir (an autonomous territory administered by Pakistan; capital: Muzaffarabad)
      Synonyms: آزاد کشمیر (āzād kaśmīr), آزاد جموں و کشمیر (āzād jammū̃ o kaśmīr)
    2. Jammu Kashmir (a union territory of India; capitals: Srinagar and Jammu)
      Synonyms: جموں و کشمیر (jammū̃ o kaśmīr), مقبوضہ کشمیر (maqbūẓa kaśmīr)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Cashmere, cashmere
  • English: Kashmir (learned)

See also

References

  • کشمیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • کشمیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.