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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/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /imaˈlaʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /imaˈlaʒo/
- Rhymes: -aʝo
- Syllabification: hi‧ma‧la‧yo
Adjective
himalayo (feminine himalaya, masculine plural himalayos, feminine plural himalayas)
- Himalayan
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