Lakshadweep

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/

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Proper noun

Lakshadweep

1. Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.

Synonyms

• (former names) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands, Laccadive Islands, Laccadives

Translations

union territory of India

• Bengali: লক্ষদ্বীপ (lokkhoddip)
• Bihari: लक्षदीप (lakṣadīp)
• Bishnupriya Manipuri: লাক্ষাদ্বীপ
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉克沙 (Lākèshā)

• Dhivehi: ލަކްޝަދީބު (lak̊šadību)
• Gujarati: લક્ષદ્વીપ (lakṣadvīp)
• Hebrew: לקשאדוויפ
• Hindi: लक्षद्वीप (hi) (lakṣadvīp)
• Japanese: ラクシャディープ (Rakushadīpu)
• Kannada: ಲಕ್ಷದ್ವೀಪ (lakṣadvīpa)
• Kashmiri: لَکشادیٖپ (lakśādīp)
• Malayalam: ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് (lakṣadvīpŭ)
• Marathi: लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīp)
• Newar: लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadwīpa)
• Odia: ଲାକ୍ଷାଦ୍ଵୀପ (lākshādvipa), ଲାକ୍ଷା ଦ୍ୱୀପ (or) (lākshā dwipa)
• Punjabi: ਲਕਸ਼ਦੀਪ (lakśadīp)
• Russian: Лакшадви́п m (Lakšadvíp)
• Sanskrit: लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa)
• Tamil: இலட்சத்தீவுகள் (ilaṭcattīvukaḷ)
• Telugu: లక్షద్వీపములు (lakṣadvīpamulu)
• Thai: ลักษทวีป
• Urdu: لکشادیپ (lakśādīp)

See also

• (union territories) union territory; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, ^{(Category: en:Union territories of India)}