English Explanatory Dictionary

Kangchenjunga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Himalayan mountain between Nepal and India, the third highest in the world.

Pronunciation

/ˌkʌŋt͡ʃənˈd͡ʒʌŋɡə/ /ˌkʌn-/ /-ˈd͡ʒʊŋ-/

Word forms

Kangchenjunga Kanchenjunga Kinchinjunga

Etymology

From Tibetan གངས་ཆེན་མཛོད་ལྔ་ (gangs chen mdzod lnga, literally “five treasures of the high snow”).

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