Food & Drinks

1. چاے

   Cāy

   Tea

   Usage

   The basic word for ordering tea.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary and the Shauq dictionary.

2. دۄد

   Dọd

   Milk

   Usage

   As a drink or an ingredient.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary.

3. بَتہٕ

   Batụ

   Rice (cooked)

   Usage

   Cooked rice; uncooked rice is تۆمُل.

   Grammar Note

   Wiktionary glosses it "cooked rice"; Koul lists bati "cooked rice".

4. ژۆٹ

   Ċoṭ

   Bread

   Usage

   Used to ask for Kashmiri bread.

   Grammar Note

   Wiktionary glosses it "bread"; it corresponds to Hassan's ʦoṭ and Koul's tsotà.

5. رَس

   Ras

   Soup / broth

   Usage

   For ordering a broth; it can also mean juice.

   Grammar Note

   Wiktionary glosses it "broth, soup; juice".

6. گاڈ

   Gāḍ

   Fish

   Usage

   Used to ask whether fish is on offer.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary; 94 uses on ks.wikipedia.

7. نوٗن

   Nūn

   Salt

   Usage

   Used when asking for seasoning.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary.

8. کھَنٛڈ

   Khanḍ

   Sugar

   Usage

   Used to ask for sugar in tea.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary.

9. ژوٗنٛٹھ

   Ċūnṭh

   Apple

   Usage

   Used when buying fruit; apples are a Kashmiri speciality.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in Wiktionary. ژ is the affricate ts.

10. ڈوٗن

    Ḍūn

    Walnut

    Usage

    As a dried fruit or an ingredient in sweets.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in Wiktionary; Hassan lists ḍūn / ḍūnʸ "walnut".

11. کۄنٛگ

    Kọng

    Saffron

    Usage

    A Kashmiri speciality put in tea and dishes.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in Wiktionary; Hassan has koⁿg "saffron".

12. بہٕ چھُس چاے کانٛچھان

    Bụ chus cāy kānchān

    I want tea

    Usage

    When offered tea or ordering it. A woman says چھَس instead of چھُس.

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

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