Himalayas en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /hɪˈmɑl.ə.jəz/ (General-American)
- hĭ-mäl′yəz (UK, US)
- /ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- hwä′lēn′
- hĭmä′ləyəz
- hĭm′ə-lā′əz (UK, US)
- /hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/ (South-Asia)
Etymology
Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) The mountain range in south-central Asia, which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Himalayas | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
| Himmaleh | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Himalaya | alternative, usually, with-definite-article | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (71)
ru Гимала́и (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · hu Himalája (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · sh Хималаји (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · hy Հիմալայան լեռներ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ne हिमालय (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · vi Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · he הימלאיה \ הִימָלָיָה (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · it Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · vi Hy Mã Lạp Sơn (Sino-Vietnamese) (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · yue 喜馬拉雅 /喜马拉雅 (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · bo ཧི་མ་ལ་ཡ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ka ჰიმალაის მთები (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · cmn 喜馬拉雅 /喜马拉雅 (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · sv Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ro Himalaia (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · as হিমালয় (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ca Himàlaia (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · mk Химала́и (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · pl Himalaje (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · szl Himalaje (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · uk Гімала́ї (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · pt Himalaias (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · km ហិមាល័យ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · te హిమాలయములు (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · la Himalaja (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ug ھىمالايا (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · hi हिमालय (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · cmn 喜馬拉雅山脈 /喜马拉雅山脉 (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · mr हिमालय (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ka ჰიმალაი (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ar هِيمَالَايَا (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · de Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · te హిమవత్పర్వతములు (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · gu હિમાલય (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · et Himaalaja (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ko 히말라야 (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · bn হিমালয় (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · nl Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · sa हिमालय (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · lt Himalajai (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · de Himalaja (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ta இமயமலை (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · my ဟိမဝန္တာ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · da Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · es Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · gbm हिंवाळ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · kfy हिमाल (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · fi Himalaja (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · hy Հիմալայներ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · fr Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · km ហិម៉ាឡៃយ៉ា (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ta இமாலயம் (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ar هِمَالِيَة (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · el Ιμαλάια (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ta இமயம் (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ps هماليا (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · eo Himalajo (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · si හිමාලය (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · lv Himalaji (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · cy Himalaya (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · my ဟိမာလယ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · nv Dziłgaiitsoh Honeezkʼazii (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · cs Himálaj (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ur ہِمالِیَہ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · fa-cls هِیمَالَایَا (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ml ഹിമാലയം (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · th หิมาลัย (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · sh Himalaji (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · pa ਹਿਮਾਲਿਆ (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · gl Himalaia (a mountain range of south-central Asia) · ja ヒマラヤ (a mountain range of south-central Asia)