Hanuman

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An entellus (Semnopithecus entellus, syn. Presbytis entellus)
  2. 2
    langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Hindu demi-god who was a devotee of Lord Rama. He was born to Anjana and Vayu, plays the role of a god’s servant in Ramayana, and is also known as the "monkey god". He represents loyalty to the Lord and Master.

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apebrahmacultural symboldeitydivine monkeyentellus

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"Ram and Sita were very fond of Hanuman."

Etymology

From Sanskrit हनुमान् (hanumān). Possibly a doublet of Andaman.

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