جان
jān
The Kashmiri word for good, in the sense of pleasant or enjoyable, is جان (jān).
The adjective جان is used to describe things that are pleasant or enjoyable.
Meaning: pleasant, enjoyable (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
jān
Did you know?
- The word جان is a homonym for 'life' or 'soul' in several neighboring languages. In Kashmiri, using this word to describe something as 'good' creates a poetic link between pleasantness and the essence of life.
- In some local poetic traditions, describing a person as جان can imply they possess a 'pleasant soul' rather than just being a 'nice person'.
- Kashmiri employs a vast array of distinct synonyms for 'good' that change entirely depending on whether you are talking about a meal, the weather or a person's character.
Example conversation
Salman and Zainab are talking about a book.
- سلمان Salmanزینب، یہ کتاب چھ جان؟Zainab, yih kitab chu jaan?Zainab, is this book good?
- زینب Zainabآ، یہ چھِ واریاہ جان۔Aa, yih chi vaaryaah jaan.Yes, it is very good.
- سلمان Salmanمیہ تہِ پڑنٛہہ یَتھ کِتھ۔Me ti parna yath kith.I want to read it too.
- زینب Zainabسلمان، تۄہہ پڑیو، تۄہہ کَمِتھ پَسند کَرِو۔Salman, toh pariv, toh kamith pasand kariv.Salman, you read it, you will definitely like it.
