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An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri

 

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Chapter 15 Chapter 15: A conversation with a grocer
A conversation with a grocer
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NOTES

  • traditional type of vo:n' (grocer) is now restricted to the villages and the downtown areas of Srinagar. In recent years, some small department stores (or sup.mp3arkets) have come into being, though on a limited scale. It is still a pleasant experience to trade with a vo:n'. He takes out spices from sooty earthen pots covered with saucer-like earthen tops. He patiently cleans the dust from the tops and then dips a ladle-like spoon (or his nimble fingers) into the pot.
  • A gu:r or vo:n' is a very reliable source of the juicy gossip of the  . While leisurely filling a client's order, he also fills you in on the details of the   gossip.
  • da:l (English, 'pulse') refers to the (whole or broken) edible seeds of a variety of legumes, such as, beans, peas, or lentils.
  • bas (haz, mahra) has been used in this lesson in the sense of  'that's all'. The lexical meaning of bas is 'stop' or 'enough'.
 

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