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Himalayan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /hɪˈmɑː.lə.jən/ (South-Asia)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Himalaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Himalayan From Himalaya + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the Himalayas.
  2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Huge, gigantic, enormously large.

Deriveds

Himalayan wolf · golden Himalayan raspberry · Himalayan salt · Himalayan cat · Himalayan Plateau · Trans-Himalayan · Himalayan shrew · yellow Himalayan raspberry · Himalayan red bear · Himalayan balsam · Himalayan field rat · Himalayan brown bear · Himalayan striped squirrel · Himalayan cypress · Himalayan blackberry · Himalayan black-lored tit · Himalayan palm civet · Himalayan griffon vulture · Himalayan marmot · Himalayan blue poppy · Himalayan Persian

Translations (9)

es himalayo (of or relating to the Himalayas) · mk хималајски (of or relating to the Himalayas) · ru гимала́йский (of or relating to the Himalayas) · ga Himiléach (of or relating to the Himalayas) · ca himalaià (of or relating to the Himalayas) · fr himalayen (of or relating to the Himalayas) · pl himalajski (of or relating to the Himalayas) · ro himalaian (of or relating to the Himalayas) · pt himalaio (of or relating to the Himalayas)

Himalayan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /hɪˈmɑː.lə.jən/ (South-Asia)

Etymology

Etymology tree English Himalaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Himalayan From Himalaya + -an.

Meanings

  1. An inhabitant of the Himalayas.
  2. A domestic cat breed similar to (and, in some places, considered a variety of) the Persian breed, but with the colourpoint coat pattern of the Siamese.

Forms

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Himalayans Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

Himalayan Persian · Colourpoint Persian · Himmy

Translations (9)

ro pisică himalayană (cat breed) · ko 히말라얀 (cat breed) · ro himalayană (cat breed) · ro himalaiană (inhabitant of the Himalayas) · ja ヒマラヤン (cat breed) · es gato himalayo (cat breed) · pt himalaio (cat breed) · ro himalaian (inhabitant of the Himalayas) · pt himalaio (inhabitant of the Himalayas)