Kashmiri Dictionary

KASHMIRI DICTIONARY — Grierson's authoritative 1916 reference, now beautifully digitized.

Explore 25,000+ Kashmiri (Koshur) words with meanings, Devanagari script, Sanskrit etymology, and literary source citations — the definitive Kashmiri-English lexicon of the last century, in your pocket.

★ WHY THIS APP ★

📖 25,000+ entries — every word from Sir George Grierson's 1916 Kashmiri-English Dictionary
🔤 Devanagari script alongside Roman transliteration
🕉️ Sanskrit etymological roots for each word
📚 Literary source citations (Śiva-pariṇaya, Rāmāvatāra-carita, Hātim's Tales, Kashmiri Proverbs)
🎯 Smart prefix search — no need to type diacritics
🎓 Educational alphabet guide with tap-to-explore examples

★ SMART PREFIX SEARCH ★

Kashmiri uses macrons (ā), diaeresis (ü), tildes (ã), circumflex (ô), and other marks that are impossible to type on a phone keyboard. This app solves that: type "ka" and instantly see "ka", "kā", "kã", "kạ" — all diacritic variants surfaced automatically. Type "tav" and get "tav", "tāv", "taw", "tāw" — v and w are treated as the same sound because they're phonetically close in Kashmiri.

★ BROWSE BY PHONEME ★

Explore every Kashmiri sound in Devanagari order — vowels, consonants, aspirated letters, retroflexes. Each phoneme tile shows its Roman + Devanagari form and the number of entries starting with that sound.

★ EXTENDED VOWELS ★

Kashmiri's unique compound sounds — ǖ (ü with macron), ũ̄̈ (triple-stacked u + tilde + macron + diaeresis), ọ̆ (dot below + breve), ã̄ (long nasal a) — rendered with the linguistic-quality Gentium Plus font that stacks combining marks properly at distinct heights.

★ RICH WORD DETAILS ★

Every entry shows:
• Roman transliteration and Devanagari script
• Sanskrit etymology (where recorded)
• Page reference in Grierson's original volume
• Numbered meanings with usage examples
• Grammatical tags (masculine, feminine, adjective, interjection, cross-reference)
• Cross-references to related words
• Literary source citations you can tap to explore

★ ALPHABET GUIDE ★

Never seen ǖ̃ before? Learn what each mark means — macron, diaeresis, tilde, breve, circumflex, dot below, dot above — with clear explanations, examples, and one-tap navigation into related dictionary entries.

★ MADE FOR ★

• Kashmiri diaspora reconnecting with their heritage language
• Students of Indic linguistics and Sanskrit
• Kashmiri Pandit families preserving Koshur
• Researchers of Grierson's Linguistic Survey of India
• Language enthusiasts exploring Kashmir's literary tradition

★ ABOUT GRIERSON ★

Sir George Abraham Grierson's four-volume Kashmiri-English Dictionary (1916–1932) remains the definitive Kashmiri-English lexicon over a century after publication. This app faithfully preserves Grierson's transcription system, Devanagari renderings, and citation apparatus.

★ ROADMAP ★

Coming soon:
• English → Kashmiri reverse search
• Audio pronunciation
• Sharada script rendering (the historical script of Kashmir)
• Offline complete package
• Word of the day
• Personal saved words

Made with 🩶 for the Kashmiri diaspora and the preservation of Koshur.

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