Himalayas
Syllables: Hi·ma·la·yasUS/ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/
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South Asia/hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/
Himalayas proper noun: 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.
Proper noun
the Himalayas pl (plural only)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- Himalayan Mountains
Himalayas meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Himalayas in Hindi
- a mountain range of south-central Asia
- हिमालय himālay
Himalayas in Tamil
- a mountain range of south-central Asia
- இமாலயம் imālayam, இமயம் imayam, இமயமலை imayamalai
Himalayas in Marathi
- a mountain range of south-central Asia
- हिमालय himālay
Himalayas in Urdu
- a mountain range of south-central Asia
- ہِمالِیَہ himāliya
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- Himalayas in Bengali
- হিমালয় himaloẏ
- Himalayas in Telugu
- హిమాలయములు himālayamulu, హిమవత్పర్వతములు himavatparvatamulu
- Himalayas in Malayalam
- ഹിമാലയം himālayaṁ
- Himalayas in Kannada
- ಬೆಳ್ಳಿವೆಟ್ಟ, ಬೆಳ್ಳಿವೆಟ್ಟು, ಬೆಳ್ಳಿಬೆಟ್ಟ, ತಂಪುವೆಟ್ಟ
- Himalayas in Punjabi
- ਹਿਮਾਲਿਆ himāliā
- Himalayas in Gujarati
- હિમાલય himālya
- Himalayas in Sanskrit
- हिमालय himālaya
- Himalayas in Sinhala
- හිමාලය himālaya
- Himalayas in Assamese
- হিমালয় himaloy
- Himalayas in Nepali
- हिमालय himālaya
- Himalayas in Pashto
- هماليا hemālyã
- Himalayas in Arabic
- هِمَالِيَة himāliya, هِيمَالَايَا hīmālāyā
- Himalayas in Thai
- หิมาลัย hì-maa-lai
- Himalayas in Vietnamese
- Himalaya
- Himalayas in Myanmar
- ဟိမဝန္တာ hi.ma.wanta, ဟိမာလယ hi.mala.ya.
Synonyms of Himalayas
Forms of Himalayas
| alternative usually with-definite-article | Himalaya |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Himmaleh |
Origin of Himalayas
Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).
Words formed from Himalayas
Phrases with Himalayas
Questions about Himalayas
- What does Himalayas mean?
- Himalayas 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.
- What is Himalayas in Hindi?
- Himalayas in Hindi is हिमालय (himālay). See Himalayas meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Himalayas?
- Himalayas is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Himalayas?
- Himalayas is pronounced /hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/ (South Asia).
Words near Himalayas in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Himalayas (page history and authors); Himalayas (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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