چِلَے کَلان
Kashmiri
Etymology
From چِلہٕ (cilụ) + کَلان (kalān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃilaj kalaːn]
Noun
چِلَے کَلان (cilay kalān) m
- It is a 40-day period of harshest winter where the chances of snowfall are the highest and the maximum temperature drops considerably in Kashmir. It begins from 22nd December to 30th January.
Synonyms
- بۆڈ چِلہٕ (boḍ cilụ)
Coordinate terms
- چِلَے خۄرٕد (cilay xọrụd)
- چِلہٕ بَچہِ (cilụ baci)
- سونٛتھ (sōnth, “spring”)
- بَہار (bahār, “spring”)
- رؠتہٕ کول (ryatụ kōl, “summer”)
- رؠتہٕ کال (ryatụ kāl, “summer”)
- گرٛیٚشِم (grٛeśim, “hot season”)
- ؤہراتھ (vạhrāth, “rainy season”)
- بَرساتھ (barsāth, “rainy season”)
- وَرشا کال (varśā kāl, “rainy season”)
- ہَرُد (harud, “autumn”)
- وَنٛدٕ (vandụ, “winter, cold season”)
- شِشُر (śiśur, “very cold season”)