himalayen
French, adjective/i.ma.la.jɛ̃/
himalayen is spelled H-I-M-A-L-A-Y-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 118,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Himalayen is a French adjective meaning “Himalayan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport à l’Himalaya”.
What does himalayen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Himalayan
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport à l’Himalaya. 2. D'une très grande hauteur.
noun: 1. Chat originaire des États-Unis puis d’Angleterre, issue du persan, à queue fournie, à poil long, et à robe colourpoint comme chez le siamois.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of himalayen
- himalayenne feminine
- himalayens masculine plural
- himalayennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce himalayen?
- /i.ma.la.jɛ̃/
- \i.ma.la.jɛ̃\
- [i.ma.la.jɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to himalayen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is himalayen in French?
himalayen appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).