हिमालय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪ.mɑː.ləj/, [ɦɪ.mäː.lɐj], /ɦɪ.mɑː.lɛ/, [ɦɪ.mäː.lɛ]

Proper noun

हिमालय • (himālay) m (Urdu spelling ہمالیہ)

  1. the Himalayas

Declension

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.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Compound of हिम (hima, snow, frost) + आलय (ālaya, house, dwelling).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

हिमालय • (himālaya) stem, m (Classical Sanskrit)

  1. the Himalayas
  2. (Hinduism, mythology) Himalaya, the personified range, husband of Menaka and father of Parvati (wife of Shiva) and Ganga (the personified Ganges)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हिमालय (himālaya)
Singular
Nominative हिमालयः
himālayaḥ
Vocative हिमालय
himālaya
Accusative हिमालयम्
himālayam
Instrumental हिमालयेन
himālayena
Dative हिमालयाय
himālayāya
Ablative हिमालयात्
himālayāt
Genitive हिमालयस्य
himālayasya
Locative हिमालये
himālaye

Descendants

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “himālaya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  • Monier Williams (1899) “हिमालय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1299.
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