Definition of Dardic

1. Noun. Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.

Exact synonyms: Dard, Dardic Language
Generic synonyms: Indic, Indo-aryan
Specialized synonyms: Shina, Khowar, Kafiri, Kashmiri

Definition of Dardic

1. Proper noun. A group of Indo-Iranian languages spoken in eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and Kashmir ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dardic

Dar al-Islam
Dar al-harb
Dar es Salaam
Dara
Darby
Darbyite
Darbyites
Darcy
Dard
Dardan
Dardanelles
Dardanelles campaign
Dardanian
Dardanians
Dardanus
Dardic (current term)
Dardic language
Dards
Darfur
Dargwa
Dari
Dari Persian
Daria
Darian
Daricon
Darien
Darier
Darier's disease
Darier's sign
Darin

Literary usage of Dardic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The origin and history of Irish names of places by Patrick Weston Joyce (1869)
"It was the most ancient residence of the kings of Leinster; having been founded, according to Dardic history, by Lewy of the long hand, who also founded ..."

2. The History of Ireland, Ancient and Modern: Derived from Our Native Annals by Martin Haverty (1867)
"A chronology so improbable has naturally weakened the credibility °f our older annals; but neither Dardic legends nor erroneous com- ..."

3. Pakistan: A Country Study edited by Peter R. Blood (1996)
"Additional languages, such as Shina and other northern-area languages, are related to the Dardic branch of Indo-European and the early Dravidian language ..."

4. Report by India, Committee on Petitions, Parliament, Lok Sabha (1889)
"... toric (like Austro-Dardic) influences. At the same it has not lost its close relationship with other neighbouring languages as well as Sanskrit. ..."

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