"moran" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morans [plural], moran [plural], ilmoran [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maasai il-múrràn (“warriors”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mas||il-múrràn|warriors}} Maasai il-múrràn (“warriors”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|moran|ilmoran}} moran (plural morans or moran or ilmoran)
  1. (East Africa) An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior. Tags: Africa, East Derived forms: moranhood Related terms: morani, murata
    Sense id: en-moran-en-noun-Iro2PJbb Categories (other): East African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} moran
  1. Misspelling of moron. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: moron
    Sense id: en-moran-en-noun-DImWxc5Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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