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vanara

vanara noun: forest dwellers, monkeys or apes.

vanara: forest dwellers, monkeys or apes
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Noun

vanara (plural vanaras)

  1. (Hinduism) Forest dwellers, monkeys or apes.

vanara meaning in Hindi

vanara in Hindi

allies of Rāma in Ramayana
वानर vānar

Forms of vanara

pluralvanaras

Origin of vanara

Borrowed from Sanskrit वानर (vānara).

Questions about vanara

What does vanara mean?
Vanara means forest dwellers, monkeys or apes.
What is vanara in Hindi?
Vanara in Hindi is वानर (vānar). See Vanara meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is vanara?
Vanara is a noun.
What is the plural of vanara?
The plural of vanara is vanaras.

Words near vanara in the dictionary

  1. Vanaman
  2. Vanamans
  3. Vanantwerp
  4. Vanantwerps
  5. vanaprastha
  6. vanara
  7. vanaras
  8. Vanard
  9. Vanarsdale
  10. Vanarsdales
  11. Vanas

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