"Balti" meaning in English

See Balti in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Balti (not comparable)
  1. Of, from or relating to Baltistan. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Balti-en-adj-Q4MAh08X Categories (other): Demonyms, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 29 38

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Balti
  1. Their language. Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Balti terms
    Sense id: en-Balti-en-name-MGw-u6BW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ethnonyms, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 49 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 42 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 29 38 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 22 53 25 Disambiguation of Languages: 10 67 24

Noun

Forms: Baltis [plural], Balti [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Balti (plural Baltis or Balti)
  1. A people who live in Baltistan, Gilgit and Kargil.
    Sense id: en-Balti-en-noun-KepDmDQT Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 29 38

Inflected forms

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