jokul

English

Etymology

From Icelandic jökull (“glacier”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjəʊ.kəl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈjoʊ.kəl/
Rhymes: -əʊkəl
Homophone: yokel

Noun

jokul (plural jokuls)

A mountain covered with ice and snow, a snow mountain.
Meanwhile, Kailash is also the only jokul in China that was explicitly banned from climbing.

External links

“jokul” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.

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