کشمیر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäʃ.míːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰäʃ.míːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰäʃ.míɾ]

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 [کبوتر طوق‌دار]", 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

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kəʃ.miːɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -iːɾ
  • Hyphenation: کَشْ‧مِیر

Proper noun

کَشْمِیر • (kaśmīr) m (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

  • کشمیری (kaśmīrī, Kashmiri)
  • کشمیریت (kaśmīriyat)
  • وادیِ کشمیر (vādī-ye kaśmīr, Kashmir valley)

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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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