hanuman
noun
hanu·man
ˈhənu̇ˌmän,
ˈhän-
plural -s
: a common Indian monkey (Presbytis entellus) protected in its homeland as a protégé of a monkey god
Word History
Etymology
Hindi Hanumān, a monkey god, hanuman, from nominative of Sanskrit hanumant, literally, possessing (large) jaws, from hanu jaw