Himmaleh

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit हिमालय (himā-laya, “abode of snow”), from हिम (himá, “frost, snow”) + आलय (ā-laya, “house, abode, dwelling”).

Proper noun

Himmaleh

(geography, obsolete) Synonym of Himalayas: the Central Asian mountain range.
- 1935, Emily Dickenson, "The Himmaleh was known to stoop"

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