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hanuman

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

noun

plural

hanumans

  1. Also called entellus.  a langur, Presbytis (Semnopithecus ) entellus, held sacred in India.

  2. (initial capital letter) a monkey chief who is a conspicuous figure in the Ramayana.

Hanuman British  
/ ˌhʌnʊˈmɑːn /

noun

  1. (sometimes not capital) another word for entellus

  2. 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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This radical shift in thinking is shown most dramatically by studies of India's sacred monkey, the hanuman langur.

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