English
Etymology
Unclear, but most likely from Swahili kilima (“hill”) + njaro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɪləmənˈd͡ʒɑɹoʊ/, /ˌkɪlɪmənˈd͡ʒɑːɹəʊ/
Proper noun
Kilimanjaro
- A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
- Meronyms: Kibo, Mawenzi, Shira
Synonyms
Translations
volcano
- Arabic: كليمنجارو
- Assamese: কিলিমঞ্জাৰ’ (kilimoñzarö)
- Bengali: কিলিমাঞ্জারো (kilimanjarō)
- Burmese: ကီလီမန်ဂျာရို (kiliman-gyarui)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 乞力馬扎羅山 / 乞力马扎罗山 (zh) (Qǐlìmǎzháluóshān)
- Czech: Kilimandžáro n
- Finnish: Kilimanjaro
- French: Kilimandjaro (fr) m
- German: Kilimandscharo (de) m, (obsolete) Kilima-Ndscharo m
- Greek: Κιλιμάντζαρο (Kilimántzaro)
- Gujarati: કિલીમંજારો (kilīmañjāro)
- Hebrew: קילימנג׳רו
- Hindi: किलिमंजारो m (kilimañjāro)
- Hungarian: Kilimandzsáró (hu)
- Irish: Cill Íomanjaro
- Italian: Kilimangiaro m
- Japanese: キリマンジャロ (Kirimanjaro)
- Kannada: ಕಿಲಿಮಂಜಾರೊ (kilimañjāro)
- Khmer: គីលីម៉ានចារ៉ូ (kiiliimaancaarou)
- Korean: 킬리만자로 (killimanjaro)
- Macedonian: Килиманџа́ро (Kilimandžáro)
- Malayalam: കിളിമഞ്ചാരോ (kiḷimañcārō)
- Mongolian: Килиманжаро (Kilimanžaro)
- Persian: کلیمانجارو
- Polish: Kilimandżaro (pl)
- Portuguese: Kilimanjaro m, Quilimanjaro m
- Punjabi: ਕਿਲੀਮੰਜਾਰੋ (kilīmañjāro)
- Russian: Килиманджа́ро (ru) (Kilimandžáro)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Килиманџаро
- Roman: Kilimandžaro (sh)
- Spanish: Kilimanjaro m
- Swahili: Kilimanjaro
- Tamil: கிளிமஞ்சாரோ (kiḷimañcārō)
- Telugu: కిలిమంజారో (kilimañjārō)
- Thai: คิลิมันจาโร (kí-lí-man-jaa-roh)
- Ukrainian: Кіліманджаро (Kilimandžaro)
- Urdu: کلیمنجارو (kilimañjāro)
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Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.li.mɐ̃ˈʒa.ɾu/
Proper noun
Kilimanjaro m
- Kilimanjaro (a volcano in Tanzania)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kilimanˈxaɾo/ [ki.li.mãŋˈxa.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -aɾo
- Syllabification: Ki‧li‧man‧ja‧ro
Proper noun
Kilimanjaro m
- Kilimanjaro (a volcano in Tanzania)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kilimanjaro
- Kilimanjaro (a volcano in Tanzania)