Kashmiri proverbs


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.
Kashmiri proverbs come in a variety of grammatical forms, such as:
  • simple statements: "An apple gets its colour from another apple."
  • conjoined phrases: " 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."
  • wellerism: "The horse has said, “I will help you to go up the steep, but you lead me down the slope."
  • rhetorical question: "How will a lamp help a blind person in the dark?"
  • sentence fragments: "With short hands and long tongue."

    Examples

  • Naar Veez Krool Khanun :
  • Acher Vaalav Seeth Kond Kadun :
  • Akh te akh gayi kaah :
  • Ach ongji Thukni :

    Relevant publications

  • Keith, Anand. "Kashmiri Proverbs." Indian Antiquary : 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. 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 : 33-35. Education Society's Press, 1885.
Category:Proverbs by language
Category:Kashmiri culture