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'''Kashmiri Proverbs''' are proverbs in the [[Kashmiri language]], spoken |
'''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.<ref> [http://koshur.org/pdf/proverbs.pdf A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs, ISBN 81-86323-21-X]</ref> |
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Kashmiri proverbs come in a variety of grammatical forms, such as: |
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*simple statements: "An apple gets its colour from another apple." |
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*conjoined phrases: "(She) came to visit the shopkeeper but went to visit a baker instead." |
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*dialogues: "Mother, no one abuses me." "Son, go and sit on the road."<ref>p. 5. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. ''A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs''. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.</ref> |
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*[[wellerism]]: "The horse has said, “I will help you to go up the steep, but you lead me down the slope."<ref>p. 68. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. ''A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs''. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.</ref> |
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*rhetorical question: "How will a lamp help a blind person in the dark?" <ref>p. 12. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. ''A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs''. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.</ref> |
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*sentence fragments: "With short hands and long tongue." <ref>p. 24. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. ''A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs''. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.</ref> |
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==Examples== |
==Examples== |
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*"Akh te akh gayi kaah" : (Unity is strength) |
*"Akh te akh gayi kaah" : (Unity is strength) |
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== Notes == |
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* [http://koshur.org/pdf/proverbs.pdf A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs] by Sh. Omkar N. Koul, ISBN 81-86323-21-X |
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Revision as of 21:04, 14 December 2016
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
- Naar Veez Krool Khanun :(Too late to do something)
- Acher Vaalav Seeth Kond Kadun: (Deepest Love)
- "Akh te akh gayi kaah" : (Unity is strength)
Notes
- ^ A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs, ISBN 81-86323-21-X
- ^ p. 5. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.
- ^ p. 68. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.
- ^ p. 12. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.
- ^ p. 24. Sh. Omkar N. Koul. 2005. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs. Delhi: Indian Institute of Language Studies.
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