Hanuman
[huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-; huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-] /ˈhʌn ʊˌmɑn, ˈhɑ nʊ-; ˌhʌn ʊˈmɑn, ˌhɑ nʊ-/
noun, plural hanumans 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.
/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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