hanuman

noun

hanu·​man

ˈhənu̇ˌmän,

ˈhän-

plural -s

: a common Indian monkey (Presbytis entellus) protected in its homeland as a protégé of a monkey god

Word History

Etymology

Hindi Hanumān, a monkey god, hanuman, from nominative of Sanskrit hanumant, literally, possessing (large) jaws, from hanu jaw

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