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HANUMAN

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

• HANUMAN (noun)

Sense 1

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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

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Meaning:

Langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

entellus; Presbytes entellus; Semnopithecus entellus; hanuman

Hypernyms ("hanuman" is a kind of...):

langur (slender long-tailed monkey of Asia)

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