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Kashmiri proverbs

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Kashmiri proverbs are proverbs in the Kashmiri language, spoken Kashmir. The best available source for the study of these proverbs is a book by Sh. Omkar N. Koul, A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. It was first published in 1992, then a second edition was published in 2005, and is now available online.[1]

Kashmiri proverbs come in a variety of grammatical forms, such as:

  • simple statements: "An apple gets its colour from another apple."
  • conjoined phrases: "(She) came to visit the shopkeeper but went to visit a baker instead."
  • dialogues: "Mother, no one abuses me." "Son, go and sit on the road."[2]
  • wellerism: "The horse has said, “I will help you to go up the steep, but you lead me down the slope."[3]
  • rhetorical question: "How will a lamp help a blind person in the dark?" [4]
  • sentence fragments: "With short hands and long tongue."[5]

Examples

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  • Naar Veez Krool Khanun : (Too late to do something)
  • Acher Vaalav Seeth Kond Kadun : (Deepest Love)
  • Akh te akh gayi kaah : (Unity is strength)
  • Ach ongji Thukni : (To strike the eyes with fingers. To tease someone.)

Notes

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  1. ^ A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs ISBN 81-86323-21-X
  2. ^ p. 5. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.
  3. ^ p. 68. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.
  4. ^ p. 12. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.
  5. ^ p. 24. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.

Relevant publications

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  • Keith, Anand. "Kashmiri Proverbs." Indian Antiquary (1933): 71-76.
  • Knowles, James Hinton. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs & Sayings: Explained and Illustrated from the Rich and Interesting Folklore of the Valley
  • Koul, Anand 1933. Kashmiri Proverbs. Indian Antiquary. vol. 1xii, pp. 71-198.
  • Nazir, Ghulam Nabi 1988. Kə:šir’ dəpity (Kashmiri sayings). Srinagar: J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.
  • Reshi, Lubna. "Study of Kashmiri Folklore in current Scenario." Mass Communicator: International Journal of Communication Studies 11, no. 4 (2017): 33-35. Education Society's Press, 1885.