The
following are the most common words used in Northern Pakistan to name the
mountains, passes, lakes, glaciers, river, streams and places.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
| An | a Mounatin Pass | Khowar |
| Bar | River, Valley or Stream | Burushaski |
| Barf | Snow / Ice | Urdu |
| Barfani | Snowy | Urdu |
| Bergschrund | The giant Crevasse | Unknown |
| Chish | a Mountain Peak | Burushiski, Shina |
| Choti | a Mountain Peak | Urdu |
| Dara | a Pass | Urdu |
| Darya | a River | Urdu |
| Gah | River, Valley or Stream | Shina |
| Gali | a Mountain Pass | Shina |
| Gang | a Glacier | Balti |
| Gol | River, Valley or Stream | Khowar |
| Gotsil | Channel | Burushiski |
| Gomukh | a Glacier | Shina |
| Gree | a Col | Khowar |
| Haghost | a Mountain Pass | Burushiski |
| Har | a Valley | Burushiski |
| Jerab | River, Valley or Stream | Wakhi |
| Jheel | a Lake | Urdu |
| Kor | a Mountain | Kohistani |
| La | a Mountain Pass | Balti |
| Lungma | River, Valley or Stream | Balti |
| Muztagh | Mountain | Turkish |
| Nala | River or stream | Urdu |
| Pahar | Mountain | Urdu |
| Punji | Cairn` | Burushiski |
| Seen | a River | Kohistani |
| Sin | a River | Shina |
| Sinda | a River | Burushiski |
| Uween | a Mountain Pass | Wakhi |
| Wadi | a Valley | Urdu |
| Yaz | a Glacier | Wakhi |
| Zherav | a Valley | Wakhi |
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