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How to pronounce himalayas

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Jessica Burns

Updated on January 02, 2026

How do locals pronounce Himalayas?

Once you get to India and Nepal, locals are more likely to do something different. First, many people leave off the “s”: It’s the Himalaya. A lot of northern Indians and Nepalese will say “Him-MALL-lie-yah”—emphasis on the second syllable.

How do you pronounce Himalayas?

What we say Himalaya in English?

The Himalayas, or Himalaya (/ˌhɪməˈleɪə, hɪˈmɑːləjə/); Sanskrit: IPA: [ɦɪmɐːləjɐː], himá (हिम ‘snow’) and ā-laya (आलय ‘abode, temple, dwelling’), are a mountain range in South and East Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
Himalayas
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Native nameHimālaya
Geography

How do you say Himalaya in Sanskrit?

The Himalayas, or Himalaya ; Sanskrit: IPA: [ɦɪmɐːləjɐː], himá and ā-laya, are a mountain range in South and East Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.