"Ladakh" meaning in English

See Ladakh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ləˈdɑːk/, /ləˈdɑːx/
Etymology: From Hindi लद्दाख़ (laddāx), itself from Classical Persian لداخ (ladāx), ultimately from Tibetan ལ་དྭགས (la dwags), Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|लद्दाख़}} Hindi लद्दाख़ (laddāx), {{der|en|fa-cls|لداخ|tr=ladāx}} Classical Persian لداخ (ladāx), {{der|en|bo|ལ་དྭགས}} Tibetan ལ་དྭགས (la dwags) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ladakh
  1. A union territory of India. Capitals: Leh and Kargil. Categories (place): Places in India Translations (region): লদ্দাখ (loddakh) (Bengali), 拉達克 /拉达克 (Lādákè) (Chinese Mandarin), ལ་དྭགས (la dwags) (Dzongkha), Ladakh (French), Ladakh (German), लद्दाख़ (laddāx) (Hindi), ಲಡಾಖ್ (laḍākh) (Kannada), لداخ (ldākh) (Kashmiri), ᠯᠠᡩ᠋ᠠᡴ (ladak) (Manchu), लडाख (laḍākh) (Marathi), ଲାଡ଼କ (lāṛaka) (Odia), Ladaque [masculine] (Portugal), Лада́кх (Ladákx) (Russian), Ладак (Ladak) (Russian), ལ་དྭགས (la dwags) (Tibetan), لدّاخ (laddāx) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Ladakh-en-name-URnY3Sa- Categories (other): Ladakh, India, States and union territories of India, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Dzongkha translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Kashmiri translations, Terms with Manchu translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dzongkha translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Kannada translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Kashmiri translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Manchu translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'region': 57 43
  2. A mountain range in the union territory of Ladakh, India. Categories (place): Places in India, Places in Ladakh, India Related terms: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Aksai Chin
    Sense id: en-Ladakh-en-name-3YeA2bRa Categories (other): Mountains, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54

Alternative forms

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