Himalayaproper nounSyllable DecompositionhimalayaEtymologyexpandfrom Sanskrit हिमालय himālaya (abode of snow), from (Indo-European root that gives Latin hiems 'winter') and .Definition1. Mountain range extending over the territories of India, China, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal.géographieexpandTranslationsSee alsohimalayen (adj.) himalayen (cn.) himalayiste (cn.)