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کشمیر

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Dari کشمیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik Кашмир

کَشمیر (kašmir)

  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)
    • 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 marġzârê nazih bûd ki az aks-i rayâhîn-i û, par-i zâġ čun dum-i tâvûs namûdê va dar pêš-i jamâl-i û, dum-i tâvûs ba par-i zâġ mânistê.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonym: قشمیر (qešmir)

Derived terms

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Urdu

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Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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کَشْمِیر (kaśmīrm (Hindi spelling कश्मीर)

  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)
    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

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Descendants

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

See also

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countries in the Indian subcontinent: بَرِّصَغِیر ہِنْد (barrisaġīr hind) (appendix)edit

References

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  • 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, 2025.