"Kailash" meaning in English

See Kailash in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कैलास (kailāsa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|कैलास}} Sanskrit कैलास (kailāsa) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kailash
  1. A mountain of the Transhimalaya in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, considered to be sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bön. Categories (place): Mountains, Places in China Translations (mountain in Tibet): কৈলাস পর্বত (kōilaś porbot) (Bengali), 岡仁波齊 (Chinese Mandarin), 冈仁波齐 (Gāngrénbōqí) (Chinese Mandarin), कैलास (kailās) [masculine] (Hindi), कैलाश (kailāś) [masculine] (Hindi), कैलास पर्वत (kailās parvat) [masculine] (Hindi), कैलाश पर्वत (kailāś parvat) [masculine] (Hindi), अष्टापद (aṣṭāpad) [masculine] (Hindi), रजताद्रि (rajtādri) [masculine] (Hindi), हराद्रि (harādri) [masculine] (Hindi), कैलाश पर्वत (kailāś parvat) (Nepali), कैलाश पर्वत (kailāśa parvata) (Sanskrit), கயிலை (kayilai) (Tamil), కైలాసము (kailāsamu) (Telugu), གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ (gangs rin po che) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-Kailash-en-name-y~Ox-lK0 Disambiguation of Mountains: 61 39 Disambiguation of Places in China: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Tibetan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Nepali translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'mountain in Tibet': 95 5
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Kailash-en-name-jD1dG1R2 Categories (other): Terms with Sanskrit translations Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kailasa

Alternative forms

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