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)