Kashmiri

noun

Kash·​miri kash-ˈmir-ē 

kazh-

plural Kashmiris or Kashmiri

1

: an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Kashmir

2

: a native or inhabitant of Kashmir

Examples of Kashmiri in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In anticipation of unrest, thousands of soldiers were deployed into the region, security forces detained Kashmiri politicians, and nearly all communications were blacked out. — Samanth Subramanian, New Yorker, 2 May 2026

The April 2026 lineup gives shape to that mandate, pairing features and shorts across languages including Ladakhi, Khasi, Kashmiri and Malayalam. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026

Cashmere wool was initially used for Kashmiri shawls and became popular as a fabric for other sorts of clothing in Europe, such as sweaters. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026

A little mafia of Kashmiri drivers had formed in my father’s garage (Kashmiris and transport are a peanut-butter-and-jelly combination in the Pakistani trades), and one day among this group appeared the original of Bayazid. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Kashmiri

• beery
• bleary
• cheery
• cirri
• dearie
• deary
• dreary
• eerie
• kiri
• leary
• leery
• peery