A Vocabulary of the Kashmírí Language: In Two Parts : Kashmírí-English, and English-Kashmírí |
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andar called Cháí cloth conj cotton dach dakur dán Dányí dinyi dód dún dúr dyun English gád gatshun grain grow in Kashmir hárun Himalayan Hindu hukm hyun interj Islamabad Jhelum kaḍun Kamráz division karanwol kardan karinyi karun Kash Kashmir Kashmírí Khán Khar khasun khyun krak Ladak lake letter is pronounced mírí month mountains Mussul Mussulman Mussulman women n. m. a kind n. m. a pargana n. m. a proper n. m. a small n. m. a species n. m. a village n. m. the name nád Nág nár native náwun nerun Pandits pargana of Maráz pheran phírit Platanus orientalis prep pron proper name rice river saffron sapadun Shah sháman shawl Srinagar tang tánj Taxus baccata thread tráwun tree trela truk tsúnt tsunun túl Tulakul v. t. to cause valley vessel Viburnum wán wool woollen word worn Yach zodiac sign zyun
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Page 117 - according to some natives. Its bite is often fatal. When a person is stung, on the arm, or leg, a ligature is applied between the heart and the wound, which is besmeared with foam. The patient has arak and conserve of roses given him to eat, while music is played to cheer him up.
Page 117 - and conserve of roses given him to eat, while music is played to cheer him up. This is the native treatment of serpent-bites. The Gunas is said to be numerous in the Lar pargana. Serpents are seldom seen on the southern side of the valley,
Page 117 - roundheaded, short, thick serpent, found on the mountains of Kashmir. It is said to be black on the back, and yellowish on the belly. It is a foot and a half long, and
Page 154 - The general plan of a Kashmir house is as follows. First there is a ground floor, in which are two chambers, with the small hall of the house. The second floor contains three rooms, and the floor under the roof usually consists of one long chamber,
Page 134 - derived from Kama Raj, the territory of Kama, the god of love, and Miraj from Maya Raj, the territory of his mother
Page 102 - is the most valuable to be found on the Panjab Himalayas. It reaches a height of from 100 to 200 feet, and has a girth ranging from 20 to 40
Page 183 - The finest thread brings one rupee chilki for one tola weight. Of a coarser kind, two and three tolas are given for one rupee chilki, and a still coarser quality, called phir, is sold at the same price for four or five tolas. The
Page 95 - The Sabz tea, on the other hand, is the famous brick tea which reaches Kashmir by way of Ladak. The Surati tea reaches Kashmir from Ladak and the Panjab. There are two ways of preparing tea in Kashmir. The first is called Mogul Chai. For every tola of tea five cups of water are poured upon it in the Bhogun or
Page 154 - the roofs are made simply of thick boards of wood nailed firmly, on account of the very strong winds to which these places are exposed. The reed called Tshai is found on the roofs of the houses in
Page 190 - Wolves are numerous on the mountains of Kashmir, and often do great injury to flocks of sheep. They are not often seen in the valley.