हिमालय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦɪˈmɑːləj], [ɦɪˈmɑːlɛ]

Proper noun

हिमालय • (himālay) m

1. the Himalayas

Declension

Declension of हिमालय (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	हिमालय himālay
oblique	हिमालय himālay
vocative	हिमालय himālay

Related terms

• आलय (ālay)
• हिम (him)

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Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦimälʌe]
• Phonetic Devanagari: हिमालए

Proper noun

हिमालय • (himālaya)

1. the Himalayas

Declension

Declension of हिमालय
	Singular	Plural
nominative	हिमालय [ɦimälʌe]	हिमालयहरू [ɦimälʌe̤ːɾu]
accusative	हिमालयलाई [ɦimälʌeläi]	हिमालयहरूलाई [ɦimälʌe̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	हिमालयले [ɦimälʌele]	हिमालयहरूले [ɦimälʌe̤ːɾule]
dative	हिमालयलाई [ɦimälʌeläi]	हिमालयहरूलाई [ɦimälʌe̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	हिमालयबाट [ɦimälʌebäʈʌ]	हिमालयहरूबाट [ɦimälʌe̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	हिमालयको [ɦimälʌeko]	हिमालयहरूको [ɦimälʌe̤ːɾuko]
locative	हिमालयमा [ɦimälʌemä]	हिमालयहरूमा [ɦimälʌe̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Related terms

• हिउँ (hiũ)
• हिम (him)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হিমালয় (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬶᬫᬵᬮᬬ (Balinese script)
• হিমালয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰰𑰦𑰯𑰩𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဟိမာလယ (Burmese script)
• હિમાલય (Gujarati script)
• ਹਿਮਾਲਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦶꦩꦴꦭꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂱𑂧𑂰𑂪𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಹಿಮಾಲಯ (Kannada script)
• ហិមាលយ (Khmer script)
• ຫິມາລຍ (Lao script)
• ഹിമാലയ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᡳᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘱𑘦𑘰𑘩𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠢᠮᠠᢗᠯᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧒𑧆𑧑𑧉𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐶𑐩𑐵𑐮𑐫 (Newa script)
• ହିମାଲଯ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢶꢪꢵꢭꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆴𑆩𑆳𑆬𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖰𑖦𑖯𑖩𑖧 (Siddham script)
• හිමාලය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩑𑩴𑩛𑩽𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚮𑚢𑚭𑚥𑚣 (Takri script)
• ஹிமாலய (Tamil script)
• హిమాలయ (Telugu script)
• หิมาลย (Thai script)
• ཧི་མཱ་ལ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒱𑒧𑒰𑒪𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨁𑨢𑨊𑨬𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦi.mɑː.lɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɦiˈmɑː.l̪ɐ.jɐ/

Etymology

Compound of हिम (hima, “snow, frost”) +‎ 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: 喜馬拉雅／喜马拉雅
• → Tamil: இமயம் (imayam)
• → Tibetan: ཧི་མ་ལ་ཡ (hi ma la ya)
• → Assamese: হিমালয় (himaloy) (learned)
• → Bengali: হিমালয় (himaloẏ) (learned)
• → Gujarati: હિમાલય (himālya) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: हिमालय (himālay)

  Urdu: ہمالئے (himāla'e)

• → Nepali: हिमालय (himālaya) (learned)
• → Odia: ହିମାଳୟ (himaḷôyô) (learned)
• → Telugu: హిమాలయము (himālayamu) (learned)
• Urdu: ہمالیہ (himāliyah)
• → English: Himalaya; Himmaleh (learned)

  ⇒ English: Himalayas