hanuman
noun
hanu·man
Definition of hanuman
-s
: a common Indian monkey (Presbytis entellus) protected in its homeland as a protégé of a monkey god
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Origin and Etymology of hanuman
Hindi Hanumān, a monkey god, hanuman, from nominative of Sanskrit hanumant, literally, possessing (large) jaws, from hanu jaw
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