himalayo

Spanish

Etymology

From Sanskrit हिमालय (himā-laya, “abode of snow”), from हिम (himá, “frost, snow”) + आलय (ā-laya, “house, abode, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /imaˈlaʝo/ [i.maˈla.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /imaˈlaʃo/ [i.maˈla.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /imaˈlaʒo/ [i.maˈla.ʒo]

Rhymes: -aʝo
Syllabification: hi‧ma‧la‧yo

Adjective

himalayo (feminine himalaya, masculine plural himalayos, feminine plural himalayas)

Himalayan

Further reading

“himalayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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