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A
traditional type of vo:n' (grocer) is now restricted
to the villages and the downtown areas of Srinagar. In recent years, some
small department stores (or supermarkets) have come into being, though
on a limited scale. It is still a pleasant experience to trade with a vo:n'.
He takes out spices from sooty earthen pots covered with saucer-like earthen
tops. He patiently cleans the dust from the tops and then dips a ladle-like
spoon (or his nimble fingers) into the pot.
A gu:r or vo:n'
is a very reliable source of the juicy gossip of the 
. While leisurely filling a client's order, he also fills you in on the
details of the
gossip.
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da:l
(English, 'pulse') refers to the (whole or broken) edible seeds of a variety
of legumes, such as, beans, peas, or lentils.
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bas
(haz,
mahra) has been used in this lesson
in the sense of 'that's all'. The lexical meaning of bas
is 'stop' or 'enough'.
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