ژھاوُل
ċhāvul[t͡sʰaːʋul]masculine
The Kashmiri word for goat is ژھاوُل (ċhāvul). Wiktionary also lists ژھاوٕج (ċhāvụj).
Meaning: animal (noun)
Ways to say it
| Kashmiri | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ژھاوُل | ċhāvul | [t͡sʰaːʋul] (narrow) | masculine |
| ژھاوٕج | ċhāvụj | [t͡sʰaːʋɨd͡ʒ] (narrow) | feminine |
The word refers to the animal known as a goat.
Which one should you use?
ژھاوُل is the masculine form, used specifically to refer to a male goat, while ژھاوٕج is the feminine form.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine form ژھاوُل is used when referring to a male goat.
How do you pronounce it?
ċhāvul
Did you know?
- In the traditional 'Wazwan' feast, goat meat is prepared through a highly specialized system where different chefs master only one specific cut or dish.
- The transition from the Sanskrit छागल to the modern Kashmiri ژھاوُل shows how the language has preserved ancient phonetic shifts over centuries.
- Kashmiri uses distinct sounds in ژھاوُل that are almost entirely absent in other modern Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi or Punjabi.
Example sentences for Kashmiri are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Fatima and Adnan are looking at animals in a farm.
- فاطمہ Fatimaعدنان، اَتھ ژھاوُل کِتھ کَنہ چھُ؟Adnan, ath zhaoul kith kana chu?Adnan, how is this goat?
- عدنان Adnanیَتھ ژھاوُل چھُ واریاہ جُوان۔Yath zhaoul chu varyah juwan.This goat is very young.
- فاطمہ Fatimaتہ چھُ ژھاوُل خۄش گژھان؟Ta chu zhaoul khosh gashan?Is the goat happy?
- عدنان Adnanآہ، سُہ چھُ واریاہ خۄش۔Ah, su chu varyah khosh.Yes, it is very happy.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “goat” translations and entries ژھاوُل, ژھاوٕج, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
