Meanings
proper noun
- The capital of Baltistan Division in the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
The changes brought about by this new worldliness have begun to spread far beyond Skardu into Baltistan's high valleys and mountain villages.
1987 October, Galen Rowell, “Baltistan: The 20th Century Comes to Shangri-la”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4
Origin
- Baltiསྐར་དོ
- EnglishSkardu
Borrowed from Balti སྐར་དོ (skar do).
More words from Balti
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Eskerdou
- EskerdouTranslations
Hindi स्कर्दू
- स्कर्दू (skardū)Translations
Urdu سکَرْدُو, اِسْکَرْدُو
- سکَرْدُوTranslations
- اِسْکَرْدُو (iskardū)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
Skardu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skardu
MLA
“Skardu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skardu. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Skardu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skardu.
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