Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kargil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
kargil
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and capital of Ladakh, India.

name

A district of Ladakh, India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ladakhi དཀར་འཁྱིལ (dkar 'khyil).

Inflected Forms

Kargyil (alternative)

Questions

What does kargil mean?
A town and capital of Ladakh, India.
Where does kargil come from?
Borrowed from Ladakhi དཀར་འཁྱིལ (dkar 'khyil).

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