Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
सह्याद्री
/sahyadri/Roman
English meaning: Sahyadri (Western Ghats)
Definition
The mountain range running parallel to the western coast of India, known in Maharashtra as Sahyadri. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world's eight biodiversity hotspots. The Sahyadri is the source of Maharashtra's major rivers and supports extraordinary biodiversity.
Example
“सह्याद्री पर्वत महाराष्ट्राच्या पश्चिम किनाऱ्यावर आहे.”
In English: “The Sahyadri mountains are on the western coast of Maharashtra.”
Synonyms
- पश्चिम घाट
Literary Heritage
“महाराष्ट्र माझा, सह्याद्री गिरीवर, सागर किनारा, दख्खनी पठार”
/mahārāṣṭra mājhā, sahyādri girīvara, sāgara kināra, dakhanī paṭhāra/
“My Maharashtra — the Sahyadri mountains, the seashore, the Deccan plateau.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M