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Aug 2nd, 2005, 22:37
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| Infidel in Chief  Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Pronunciation... A quick question. What is the correct pronunciation of the word 'Himalaya'? I normally pronounce it: Hima-layah. But, I've also heard people say: Him-marliah. Any ideas? Cheers RTP 
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 22:56
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| Himaalayaa.
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 22:57
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| Himaalay in hindi, i guess. Him(snow) + aalay(abode), that is how it splits to. Hindi experts, pl correct if i am wrong. I think the original sanskrit word is himaalayam. i guess westerners tend to give stress to the second part, shortening the a in between, which makes it hima + laya ( which changes the meaning somewhat  )Last edited by Bigzero; Aug 2nd, 2005 at 23:00.. Reason: part makes more sense :) |
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 22:59
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| himaa-layaa |
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 23:09
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| That's cool, so I was pronouncing it correctly - even if my phonetic-type spelling was different. Splendid! Thanks chaps. |
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 23:12
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| Himalaya : He- Ma-Laya He as the English pronoun Ma as in Mass Laya: lie-yaa (or just lie)
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 23:16
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| Himalayas -- my yoga teacher from Chennai pronounces it: hee-MAL-eeahs as opposed to a western hima-LAY-yas
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 23:46
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| Nice new avatar, Rob. Is it Sangla (The Slayer) Mountain ? |
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Aug 2nd, 2005, 23:50
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| Glad ya like it! It's Kun Peak actually, in Kashmir. A splendid 7000m giant! Here's the full shot: http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...500/ppuser/228 And in colour: http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...500/ppuser/228 (They are different pictures, not just a photoshop conversion to B&W). Never miss a chance to promote the gallery! Cheers RTP |
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Aug 3rd, 2005, 00:15
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| Veda Chanting & Mantra Yoga teacher  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya
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|  himaalaya Have written the original sanskrit version: हिमालय hi is the short hi as in the english word english maa as in maamaa miaa la ... the short "uh" sound as in gum, bum [not the "h"] ya ... same short uh sound In the North, they truncate the last "a" to say hi-maa-lay In the South, they add another "a" to say hi-maa-la-yaa. Those are regional quirks... the orig sanskrit is as above.
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Aug 3rd, 2005, 00:23
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| This is fascinating! |
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Aug 3rd, 2005, 00:41
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| Veda Chanting & Mantra Yoga teacher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya
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| meaning hima means "cold", "frosty", "frost", some have derived to mean "snow" aalaya means residence or abode or "place to rest one's weary bones at the end of a hard day's work". Trouble is I can't go to rest there everyday, after every day's work!! cold-abode frost-abode snow-abode chill-abode take your pick!! Now when sum'un says "Chill, man.... " it means "go to the himaalaya!!!" |
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