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hanuman

[ huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-; huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo- ]

noun

, plural han·u·mans
  1. Also called entellus. a langur, Presbytis ( Semnopithecus ) entellus, held sacred in India.
  2. (initial capital letter) Hindu Mythology. a monkey chief who is a conspicuous figure in the Ramayana.


Hanuman

/ ˌhʌnʊˈmɑːn /

noun

  1. sometimes not capital another word for entellus
  2. the monkey chief of Hindu mythology and devoted helper of Rama
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hanuman1

1805–15; < Sanskrit hanuman, nominative singular of hanumant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hanuman1

from Hindi Hanumān , from Sanskrit hanumant having (conspicuous) jaws, from hanu jaw
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Example Sentences

Ramesh pulled down the snoring man's trousers; he lifted the bar high up, while the lawyer said, "Do it like Hanuman does on TV!"

He loosened the bar, slung it over his shoulder, and said, "Don't I look like Hanuman now?"

The oldest and best of all Sanskrit dramas, Hanuman-Natak, is ascribed to this talented forefather of ours.

A legend informs us that most of them rose from the ashes of the tail of the monkey god Hanuman.

So no Hindu will ever kill a hanuman monkey or injure it in any way, no matter how much mischief it may do.

Having spoken thus, Hanuman permitted Bhima to proceed on his way under the protection of Vayu, god of wind.

Hanuman, son of Vayu, the wind god, was made manifest before Bhima.

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