بێنہِ
bēni
The Kashmiri word for sister is بێنہِ (bēni).
The term بێنہِ refers to a woman or girl having the same parents.
Meaning: woman or girl having the same parents (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is bēni.
Did you know?
- In Kashmiri culture, the term بێنہِ is frequently used as a protective or affectionate address for any girl, even a total stranger, to establish a familial bond of respect.
- The word بێنہِ belongs to a family of terms that reflect the deep influence of Sanskrit on the kinship vocabulary of the Kashmiri language.
- While بێنہِ is the standard term, the way one refers to a sister can change depending on whether she is older or younger than the speaker.
Example conversation
Zainab and Omar are talking about their family.
- زینب Zainabعمر، تُہاند بێنہِ کُتہٕ چھِ؟Omar, tuhand beini kutah chi?Omar, where is your sister?
- عمر Omarسۄ چھِ اسکولس منز۔so chi schoolas manz.She is in school.
- زینب Zainabمےٲن بێنہِ تہِ اسکول گژھِ۔myan beini tih school gach.My sister also went to school.
- عمر Omarآہ، تِمِتہِ چھِ پڑھان۔ah, timiti chi paran.Yes, she is studying too.
