Meanings
- obsoleteSynonym of Himalayas: the Central Asian mountain range.
1862, Emily Dickinson, The Himmaleh was known to stoop
Synonyms: Himalayas
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Himalayas: the Central Asian mountain range.
Origin
- Sanskritहिमालयः
- EnglishHimmaleh
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालयः (himālayaḥ, literally “abode of snow”).
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Himmaleh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Himmaleh
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Himmaleh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Himmaleh.
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