hanuman
hanuman definition
hanu·man (hun′o̵̅o̅ män′, hän′-; hun′o̵̅o̅ män′, hän′-)
noun
- Hindu Myth. a demigod in the form of a monkey
- a small, slender-bodied, leaf-eating monkey (Presbytis entellus) with a long tail, found in SE Asia
Etymology: Hindi Hanumān < Sans hanumant, having (big) jaws < hnu-, jaw < IE base *enu- > chin
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