Himalayan

English

Etymology

Himalaya +‎ -an

Adjective

Himalayan (not comparable)

Of or relating to the Himalayas.
(figuratively) huge, gigantic, enormously large

Derived terms

Translations

of or relating to the Himalayas

Catalan: himalaià
French: himalayen (fr)
Irish: Himiléach
Macedonian: хималајски (himalajski)
Portuguese: himalaio m
Romanian: himalaian
Russian: гимала́йский (ru) (gimalájskij)
Spanish: himalayo

huge, gigantic, enormously large

Noun

Himalayan (plural Himalayans)

A Himalayan cat.

An inhabitant of the Himalayas.
A domestic cat breed similar to (and, in some places, considered a variety of) the Persian breed, but with the colourpoint coat pattern of the Siamese.

Translations

inhabitant of the Himalayas

Portuguese: himalaio m
Romanian: himalaian m, himalaiană f

cat breed

Portuguese: himalaio m
Romanian: himalayană f, pisică himalayană f
Spanish: gato himalayo m

Further reading

Himalayan (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Himalayan (cat breed) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.