Etymology

Himalayas

Hi·ma·la·yas
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Sanskrit हिमालय
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  1. Sanskrit · learned borrowing fromहिमालय
  2. English todayHimalayas

Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

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