Meanings
alternative usually with definite article Himalaya · alternative obsolete Himmaleh
- pluralplural onlyThe 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.
Synonyms: Himalayan Mountains
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe 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.
Origin
- Sanskritहिमालय
- EnglishHimalayas
Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).
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Arabic هِمَالِيَة, هِيمَالَايَا
- هِمَالِيَة (himāliya)a mountain range of south-central Asia
- هِيمَالَايَا (hīmālāyā)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Bengali হিমালয়
- হিমালয় (himaloẏ)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Catalan Himàlaia
- Himàlaiaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Chinese Cantonese 喜馬拉雅 /喜马拉雅
- 喜馬拉雅 /喜马拉雅 (hei² maa⁵ laai¹ ngaa⁵)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Chinese Mandarin 喜馬拉雅 /喜马拉雅, 喜馬拉雅山脈 /喜马拉雅山脉
- 喜馬拉雅 /喜马拉雅 (Xǐmǎlāyǎ)a mountain range of south-central Asia
- 喜馬拉雅山脈 /喜马拉雅山脉 (Xǐmǎlāyǎ shānmài)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Czech Himálaj
- Himálaja mountain range of south-central Asia
Danish Himalaya
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Dutch Himalaya
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Esperanto Himalajo
- Himalajoa mountain range of south-central Asia
Estonian Himaalaja
- Himaalajaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Finnish Himalaja
- Himalajaa mountain range of south-central Asia
French Himalaya
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
German Himalaja, Himalaya
- Himalajaa mountain range of south-central Asia
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Greek Ιμαλάια
- Ιμαλάια (Imaláia)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Hebrew הימלאיה \ הִימָלָיָה
- הימלאיה \ הִימָלָיָה (himaláya)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Hindi हिमालय
- हिमालय (himālay)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Hungarian Himalája
- Himalájaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Italian Himalaya
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Japanese ヒマラヤ
- ヒマラヤ (Himaraya)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Korean 히말라야
- 히말라야 (Himallaya)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Latin Himalaja
- Himalajaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Latvian Himalaji
- Himalajia mountain range of south-central Asia
Lithuanian Himalajai
- Himalajaia mountain range of south-central Asia
Polish Himalaje
- Himalajea mountain range of south-central Asia
Portuguese Himalaias
- Himalaiasa mountain range of south-central Asia
Punjabi ਹਿਮਾਲਿਆ
- ਹਿਮਾਲਿਆ (himāliā)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Romanian Himalaia
- Himalaiaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Russian Гимала́и
- Гимала́и (Gimalái)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Spanish Himalaya
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Swedish Himalaya
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
Tamil இமாலயம், இமயம்
- இமாலயம் (imālayam)a mountain range of south-central Asia
- இமயம் (imayam)a mountain range of south-central Asia
- இமயமலை (imayamalai)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Thai หิมาลัย
- หิมาลัย (hì-maa-lai)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Ukrainian Гімала́ї
- Гімала́ї (Himaláji)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Urdu ہِمالِیَہ
- ہِمالِیَہ (himāliya)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Vietnamese Himalaya, Hy Mã Lạp Sơn (Sino-Vietnamese)
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
- Hy Mã Lạp Sơn (Sino-Vietnamese)a mountain range of south-central Asia
Welsh Himalaya
- Himalayaa mountain range of south-central Asia
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Himalayas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Himalayas
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