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): /imaˈlaʝo/ [i.maˈla.ʝo]

• 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)

1. Himalayan

Derived terms

• gato himalayo

 

Further reading

• “himalayo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28