"Hanuman" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Sanskrit हनुमान् (hanumān) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|हनुमान्}} Sanskrit हनुमान् (hanumān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hanuman
  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. Categories (topical): Hindu deities, Hinduism, Ramayana Synonyms: Anjaneya, Anjani Putra, Bajarangbali, Balbrahamchari, Mahavira, Marutinandan, Pavanputra, Vayu Putra, Hooniman, Hoonimaun [archaic] Translations (Hindu demi-god): হনুমান (honuman) (Bengali), হনুমানা (hanumānā) (Bishnupriya Manipuri), ဟနူမာန် (ha.numan) (Burmese), 哈奴曼 (hānúmàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ჰანუმანი (hanumani) (Georgian), હનુમાન (hanumān) [masculine] (Gujarati), हनुमान (hanumān) [masculine] (Hindi), हनुमान् (hanumān) [masculine] (Hindi), आंजनेय (āñjney) [masculine] (Hindi), हनुमंत (hanumant) [masculine] (Hindi), बजरंगबली (bajraṅgablī) [masculine] (Hindi), बजरंग (bajraṅg) [masculine] (Hindi), बजरंगी (bajraṅgī) [masculine] (Hindi), बालब्रह्मचारी (bālabrahmacārī) [masculine] (Hindi), महावीर (mahāvīr) [masculine] (Hindi), पवनपुत्र (pavanputra) [masculine] (Hindi), वायुपुत्र (vāyuputra) [masculine] (Hindi), ハヌマーン (Hanumān) (Japanese), ಹನುಮಂತ (hanumanta) (Kannada), ហនុមាន (hanumaan) (Khmer), Hanumanas (Lithuanian), ഹനുമാന് (hanumāṉ) (Malayalam), हनुमान (hanumān) (Marathi), हनुमाना (hanumānā) (Newar), ହନୁମାନ (hônumanô) (Odia), Hanuman [masculine] (Portuguese), ਹਨੂੰਮਾਨ (hanūmmān) (Punjabi), Ханума́н (Xanumán) [masculine] (Russian), हनुमान् (hanumān) [masculine] (Sanskrit), आञ्जनेय (āñjaneya) [masculine] (Sanskrit), அனுமன் (aṉumaṉ) (Tamil), హనుమంతుడు (hanumantuḍu) (Telugu), หนุมาน (hànúmaan) (Thai), ཧ་ནུ་མན (ha nu man) (Tibetan)

Alternative forms

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hanuman"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "hanūmmān",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "word": "ਹਨੂੰਮਾਨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Xanumán",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ханума́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "hanumān",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "हनुमान्"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "āñjaneya",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "आञ्जनेय"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "aṉumaṉ",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "word": "அனுமன்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "hanumantuḍu",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "word": "హనుమంతుడు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hànúmaan",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "word": "หนุมาน"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "ha nu man",
      "sense": "Hindu demi-god",
      "word": "ཧ་ནུ་མན"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hanuman"
}

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