hanuman

American

[huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-, huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-] / ˈhʌn ʊˌmɑn, ˈhɑ nʊ-, ˌhʌn ʊˈmɑn, ˌhɑ nʊ- /

noun

plural

hanumans

Also called entellus. a langur, Presbytis (Semnopithecus ) entellus, held sacred in India.
(initial capital letter) a monkey chief who is a conspicuous figure in the Ramayana.

Hanuman British

/ ˌhʌnʊˈmɑːn /

noun

(sometimes not capital) another word for entellus
the monkey chief of Hindu mythology and devoted helper of Rama

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Etymology

Origin of hanuman

1805–15; < Sanskrit hanuman, nominative singular of hanumant

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