Ladakh

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US/ləˈdɑk/UK/ləˈdɑːk/India, Pakistan/ləˈd.dɑːx/India, Pakistan/ləˈd.dɑːk/

proper noun

A union territory of India. Capitals: Leh and Kargil. It constitutes an eastern portion of Kashmir (disputed between India, Pakistan, and China).

OriginHindi लद्दाख़ ← Urdu لداخ ← Classical Persian لداخ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A union territory of India. Capitals: Leh and Kargil. It constitutes an eastern portion of Kashmir (disputed between India, Pakistan, and China).
  2. A mountain range in the union territory of Ladakh, India.

Origin

  1. Tibetanལ་དྭགས
  2. Classical Persianلداخ
  3. Urduلداخ
  4. Hindiलद्दाख़
  5. EnglishLadakh

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi लद्दाख़ (laddāx) / Urdu لداخ (laddāx)), itself derived from Classical Persian لداخ (ladāx), ultimately derived from Tibetan ལ་དྭགས (la dwags),

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Translations

Arabic لَادَاخ
  • لَادَاخ (lādāḵ)region
Bengali লদ্দাখ
  • লদ্দাখ (loddakh)region
Chinese Mandarin 拉達克 /拉达克
  • 拉達克 /拉达克 (Lādákè)region
French Ladakh
  • Ladakhregion
German Ladakh
  • Ladakhregion
Hindi लद्दाख़
  • लद्दाख़ (laddāx)region
Japanese ラダック
  • ラダック (Radakku)region
Korean 라다크
  • 라다크 (Radakeu)region
Persian لداخ
  • لداخ (ladâx)region
Portuguese Ladaque
  • Ladaqueregion
Punjabi ਲੱਦਾਖ਼
  • ਲੱਦਾਖ਼ (laddāx)region
Russian Лада́кх, Ладак
  • Лада́кх (Ladákx)region
  • Ладак (Ladak)region
Urdu لدّاخ
  • لدّاخ (laddāx)region

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Ladakh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ladakh

MLA

“Ladakh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ladakh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ladakh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ladakh.

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