हिमालय

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit हिमालय (himā-laya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦɪˈmɑːləj], [ɦɪˈmɑːlɛ]

Noun

हिमालय • (himālay) m

1. the Himalayas

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Nepali

Proper noun

1. the Himalayas

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From हिम (hima, “snow, frost”) and आलय (ālaya, “house, dwelling”)

Noun

हिमालय • (himā-laya) stem, m

1. The Himalayas, the Central Asian mountain range.
2. (mythology) Himalaya, the personified range, husband of Menaka and father of Parvati (wife of Shiva) and Gang (the personified Ganges).
3. The white khadira (खदिर) tree

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हिमालय
Nom. sg.	हिमालयः (himālayaḥ)
Gen. sg.	हिमालयस्य (himālayasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हिमालयः (himālayaḥ)	हिमालयौ (himālayau)	हिमालयाः (himālayāḥ)
Vocative	हिमालय (himālaya)	हिमालयौ (himālayau)	हिमालयाः (himālayāḥ)
Accusative	हिमालयम् (himālayam)	हिमालयौ (himālayau)	हिमालयान् (himālayān)
Instrumental	हिमालयेन (himālayena)	हिमालयाभ्याम् (himālayābhyām)	हिमालयैः (himālayaiḥ)
Dative	हिमालयाय (himālayāya)	हिमालयाभ्याम् (himālayābhyām)	हिमालयेभ्यः (himālayebhyaḥ)
Ablative	हिमालयात् (himālayāt)	हिमालयाभ्याम् (himālayābhyām)	हिमालयेभ्यः (himālayebhyaḥ)
Genitive	हिमालयस्य (himālayasya)	हिमालययोः (himālayayoḥ)	हिमालयानाम् (himālayānām)
Locative	हिमालये (himālaye)	हिमालययोः (himālayayoḥ)	हिमालयेषु (himālayeṣu)

Descendants

• Chinese: 喜马拉雅
• English: Himalayas
• Hindi: हिमालय (himālay)
• Tibetan: ཧི་མ་ལ་ཡ (hi ma la ya)