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हिमालय
हिमालय
Nepali
Proper noun
हिमालय • (himālay), pronounced हिमालए (himālae) or हिमालय (himālaya)
- the Himalayas
Sanskrit
Etymology
From हिम (hima, “snow, frost”) and आलय (ālaya, “house, dwelling”)
Noun
हिमालय • (himā-laya) m
- The Himalayas, the Central Asian mountain range.
- (mythology) Himalaya, the personified range, husband of Menaka and father of Parvati (wife of Shiva) and Gang (the personified Ganges).
- The white khadira (खदिर) tree
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of हिमालय | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | हिमालयः (himālayaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | हिमालयस्य (himālayasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | हिमालयः (himālayaḥ) | हिमालयौ (himālayau) | हिमालयाः (himālayāḥ) |
| Vocative | हिमालय (himālaya) | हिमालयौ (himālayau) | हिमालयाः (himālayāḥ) |
| Accusative | हिमालयम् (himālayam) | हिमालयौ (himālayau) | हिमालयान् (himālayān) |
| Instrumental | हिमालयेन (himālayena) | हिमालयाभ्याम् (himālayābhyām) | हिमालयैः (himālayaiḥ) |
| Dative | हिमालयाय (himālayāya) | हिमालयाभ्याम् (himālayābhyām) | हिमालयेभ्यः (himālayebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | हिमालयात् (himālayāt) | हिमालयाभ्याम् (himālayābhyām) | हिमालयेभ्यः (himālayebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | हिमालयस्य (himālayasya) | हिमालययोः (himālayayoḥ) | हिमालयानाम् (himālayānām) |
| Locative | हिमालये (himālaye) | हिमालययोः (himālayayoḥ) | हिमालयेषु (himālayeṣu) |