کٔشیٖر

Kashmiri

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra), contraction of either कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra, “lake of Kashyap”) or कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru, “mountain of Kashyap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəʃiːr/

Proper noun

کٔشیٖر • (kạśīr) f (Devanagari कऺशीर)

  1. Kashmir (a contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China)
    Synonym: کَشمیٖر (kaśmīr)
  2. Kashmir Valley
    Synonym: کَشمیٖر (kaśmīr)
  3. Jammu and Kashmir
    Synonym: جۆم تہٕ کٔشیٖر (jom thụ kạśīr)

See also

  • کَشَپ (kaśap, “Kashyap”)

References

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