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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanuman

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
hanu-man
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

noun

An entellus (Semnopithecus entellus, syn. Presbytis entellus)

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: हनुमान्

Inflected Forms

Hooniman (alternative, archaic) Hoonimaun (alternative, archaic) hanumans (plural)

Synonyms

Anjaneya Anjani Putra Bajarangbali Balbrahamchari Mahavira Marutinandan Pavanputra Vayu Putra

Questions

What does hanuman mean?
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.
Where does hanuman come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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