hanu·man \ˈhənu̇ˌmän, ˈhän-, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\noun (-s) Etymology: Hindi Hanumān, a monkey god, hanuman, from nominative of Sanskrit hanumant, literally, possessing (large) jaws, from hanu jaw — more at chin : a common Indian monkey (Presbytis entellus) protected in its homeland as a protégé of a monkey god