Meanings
- The largest city in the Indian state of Punjab.
1 more example
It has been three days since the 50% tariffs on goods from India to the United States took effect. In Ludhiana’s bustling Phase IV of the city’s industrial hub, the steady hands of skilled workers sync with the clatter of machines on the ground floor of Sri Tools Industries, a manufacturer and exporter of hand tools. Meanwhile, on the first floor, the management team is holding a series of meetings to deliberate on cost-cutting and other measures to secure the company’s future. Sri Tools’ production has been hit by 30-35%. Ludhiana is Punjab’s manufacturing heartland.
2025 September 6, Vikas Vasudeva, “Rattling the nuts and bolts in Ludhiana. Punjab's industrial hub – known for engineering tools, textiles, and basmati rice exports – braces for the U.S. tariff fallout”, in The Hindu
Origin
From a word meaning "Lodi town", after the Lodi dynasty.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 盧迪亞納 /卢迪亚纳
- 盧迪亞納 /卢迪亚纳 (Lúdíyànà)city in India
Hebrew לודהיאנה
- לודהיאנהcity in India
Hindi लुधियाना
- लुधियाना (ludhiyānā)city in India
Japanese ルディヤーナー
- ルディヤーナー (Rudiyānā)city in India
Punjabi ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ
- ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ (ludhiāṇā)city in India
Russian Лудхия́на
- Лудхия́на (Ludxijána)city in India
Urdu لدھیانہ
- لدھیانہ (ludhiyana)city in India
Cite this entry
Ludhiana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ludhiana
“Ludhiana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ludhiana. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ludhiana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ludhiana.
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