Ladakh
UK/ləˈdɑːk/US/ləˈdɑk/
Ladakh proper noun: a union territory of India. Capitals: Leh and Kargil. It constitutes an eastern portion of Kashmir (disputed between India, Pakistan, and China).
Proper noun
Ladakh
- A union territory of India. Capitals: Leh and Kargil. It constitutes an eastern portion of Kashmir (disputed between India, Pakistan, and China).
- A mountain range in the union territory of Ladakh, India.
Ladakh meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Ladakh in Hindi
- region
- लद्दाख़ laddāx
Ladakh in Marathi
- region
- लडाख laḍākh
Ladakh in Urdu
- region
- لدّاخ laddāx
Ladakh in Bengali
- region
- লদ্দাখ loddakh
More languagesFewer languages
- Ladakh in Kannada
- ಲಡಾಖ್ laḍākh
- Ladakh in Punjabi
- ਲੱਦਾਖ਼ laddāx
- Ladakh in Odia
- ଲାଡ଼କ lāṛaka, ଲାଦାଖ୍ lādākh, ଲଦାଖ ladākha
- Ladakh in Persian
- لداخ ladâx
- Kashmiri
- لداخ ldākh
- Dzongkha
- ལ་དྭགས la dwags
Origin of Ladakh
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi लद्दाख़ (laddāx) / Urdu لداخ (laddāx)), itself derived from Classical Persian لداخ (ladāx), ultimately derived from Tibetan ལ་དྭགས (la dwags),
Words formed from Ladakh
Phrases with Ladakh
Questions about Ladakh
- What does Ladakh mean?
- Ladakh means a union territory of India. Capitals: Leh and Kargil. It constitutes an eastern portion of Kashmir (disputed between India, Pakistan, and China).
- What is Ladakh in Hindi?
- Ladakh in Hindi is लद्दाख़ (laddāx). See Ladakh meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Ladakh?
- Ladakh is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ladakh?
- Ladakh is pronounced /ləˈdɑk/ (US).
Words near Ladakh in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ladakh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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