hanuman

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

noun,plural han·u·mans for 1.
  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.

Origin of hanuman

1
1805–15; <Sanskrit hanuman, nominative singular of hanumant

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How to use hanuman in a sentence

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

    Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander Mackenzie
  • hanuman, son of Vayu, the wind god, was made manifest before Bhima.

    Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for Hanuman

Hanuman

/ (ˌhʌnʊˈmɑːn) /


noun
  1. (sometimes not capital) another word for entellus

  2. the monkey chief of Hindu mythology and devoted helper of Rama

Origin of Hanuman

1
from Hindi Hanumān, from Sanskrit hanumant having (conspicuous) jaws, from hanu jaw

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