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HANUMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hanuman mean?
• HANUMAN (noun)
The noun HANUMAN has 2 senses:
1. in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
2. langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
Familiarity information: HANUMAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
entellus; hanuman; Presbytes entellus; Semnopithecus entellus
Hypernyms ("hanuman" is a kind of...):
langur (slender long-tailed monkey of Asia)
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