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himalayan

/ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
hi-malayan
IPA
/ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Himalayas.

adj

Huge, gigantic, enormously large.

noun

An inhabitant of the Himalayas.

noun

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Himalaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Himalayan From Himalaya + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/
  • British English: /ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

Himalayans (plural)

Phrases

golden Himalayan raspberry Himalayan balsam Himalayan blackberry Himalayan black-lored tit Himalayan blue poppy Himalayan brown bear Himalayan cat Himalayan cypress

Synonyms

Colourpoint Persian Himalayan Persian Himmy

Rhymes With

mcmahon rayon uruguayan mahan mahon malayan dayan payan skehan tehan mayhan

Questions

How do you pronounce himalayan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/.
What does himalayan mean?
Of or relating to the Himalayas.
Where does himalayan come from?
Etymology tree English Himalaya Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Himalayan From Himalaya + -an.

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