[ ˌhʌnʊ'mα:n ]
(also ~ langur )
■ noun a pale-coloured langur monkey of the Indian subcontinent, venerated by Hindus. [ Presbytis entellus , family Cercopithecidae.]
Origin
from Hindi hanumān (also the name of a semi-divine monkey-like being), from Sanskrit ~t , from hanumat 'large-jawed'.