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Kashmiri

Kashmiri

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A person who belongs to the local people of Kashmir
  • noun
  • /kæʃˈmɪəri/
: persona de Cachemira
  • As a proud Kashmiri, he shared stories of his family's rich heritage and the beauty of the mountains.

Examples

  • As the son of a Kashmiri woman, it pains me deeply that women in Kashmir live under some of the most difficult conditions in the world.

  • And then of course, the Kashmiris worked with Al Qaeda to attack those hotels in the Jewish center in Mumbai a couple of well, a year or two later.

  • The Kashmiri community is known for its vibrant handicrafts and traditional music.

  • Many Kashmiri people continue to preserve their unique culture despite the challenges they face.

Compounds

Kashmiri language
8.0

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

Surface Forms

Kashmiri singular
Kashmiris plural

Morphology

Kashmiri = Kashmir (transparent) = Kashmir + i

Formed by the productive demonym/adjectival suffix '-i' attached to the place name 'Kashmir', so the relation to the place is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Kashmiri for a person comes from Kashmir, a name probably linked to the sage Kashyapa and a word meaning 'lake' or 'land'. The -i ending tells you 'from' a place, so a Kashmiri is someone 'from Kashmir'.