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Kashmiri

Kashmiri

4 6.4
From the Kashmir region and connected with its people and culture
  • adjective
  • /kæʃˈmɪəri/
: de Cachemira
  • Indian rule has not only meant progressive degradation of Kashmiri society, but also the loss of Kashmiri trust.
  • Kashmiri people
  • Kashmiri Muslims
  • Kashmiri Hindus

Examples

  • I would like to thank Professor Wirsing for inviting me to give a Kashmiri perspective on the problem of Kashmir.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Many tourists visit Kashmir to experience the unique Kashmiri cuisine and stunning landscapes.

  • As I said earlier, Kashmiri leaders have been released from prison.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We are being criticized by our Kashmiri brothers at times for not doing enough to help them.

    Academic text (1995)
  • For this reason, the primary responsibility falls on India, Pakistan, and the Kashmiri people.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The fact of the matter is that the Kashmiri uprising is indigenous and has popular support.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The most important party to the Kashmir dispute, the Kashmiri people, have long been ignored.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The government of India claims that since 1947, the Kashmiri people have expressed their will by participating in so-called state elections.

    Academic text (1995)
  • More than four decades of misrule by New Delhi have compelled the Kashmiri people to revive their struggle for self-determination.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Patterns of sustained disenfranchisement and marginalization have entrenched Kashmiri collective feelings of alienation from the Indian state.

    Academic text (2009)

Compounds

A language spoken in Kashmir and by people in parts of India and Pakistan

Surface Forms

Kashmiri positive

Morphology

Kashmiri = Kashmir (transparent) = Kashmir + i

Clear formation from the place-name 'Kashmir' plus the demonym/adjectival suffix '-i', so learners who know 'Kashmir' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Kashmiri comes from the place name Kashmir, which most people think comes from the name of the wise man Kashyapa and a word meaning 'lake' or 'land'. The ending -i means 'from' a place, like in Hindi or Punjabi, so Kashmiri describes things or culture 'from Kashmir'.