Kaschmir

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi [Term?] / Urdu [Term?]; see Kashmir for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaʃmiɐ̯/

Proper noun

Kaschmir n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kaschmirs)

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)

Derived terms

• Kaschmirtal

Etymology 2

From the name of the region where the goats which produce the wool live.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaʃmiːɐ̯/

Noun

Kaschmir m (strong, genitive Kaschmirs, no plural)

1. cashmere (wool)

Declension

Declension of Kaschmir [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kaschmir
genitive	eines	des	Kaschmirs
dative	einem	dem	Kaschmir
accusative	einen	den	Kaschmir

Further reading

• “Kaschmir” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache