ہمالیہ

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.mɑː.lɪ.jə/

Proper noun

ہِمالِیَہ • (himāliya) m (Hindi spelling हिमालय)

1. Himalayas (a mountain range across the entire Indian subcontinent).

Descendants

• → Arabic: هِمَالِيَة (himāliya)

Further reading

• “ہمالیہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.