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Himalayan.

Of or relating to the Himalayas.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/hɪˈmɑː.lə.jən/South-Asia/ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or relating to the Himalayas.

    not-comparable
  2. Huge, gigantic, enormously large.

    figuratively · not-comparable
Where this word comes 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.

noun/hɪˈmɑː.lə.jən/South-Asia/ˈhɪm.əˌleɪ.ən/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. An inhabitant of the Himalayas.

  2. 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.

Where this word comes 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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