"Leh" meaning in English

See Leh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /leɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Leh
  1. A city, a co-capital of Ladakh, India. Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in Ladakh, India, Places in India, Places in Ladakh, India Translations (town and capital of Ladakh, India): 列城 (Lièchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), लेह (leh) (Hindi), लेह (leh) [neuter] (Marathi), གླེ (gle) (Tibetan), སླེ (sle) (Tibetan), لیہہ (leh) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Leh-en-name-C1wYcSL8 Categories (other): Territorial capitals of India, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Lehs [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Leh, perhaps an altered spelling of Löh. * Borrowed from Khmer. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Leh}} German Leh, {{bor|en|km|-}} Khmer Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Leh (plural Lehs)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Leh-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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