Балтистон

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian بَلْتِسْتَان (baltistān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baltisˈton/, [bäl̪.t̪ʰis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Proper noun

Балтистон • (Baltiston) (Persian spelling بلتستان)

  1. Baltistan (a very mountainous region just to the south of K2, located between China, India and Pakistan; most of the region is de-facto governed by Pakistan as Gilgit–Baltistan)
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