Etymology

wanderoo

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Today it means: Any of various langur monkeys (of genus Semnopithecus), from Sri Lanka Full definition →

Sinhalese වඳුරා
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  1. Sinhalese · derived fromවඳුරා“monkey”
  2. English todaywanderoo

From Sinhalese වඳුරා (waⁿdurā, “monkey”), වඳුරෝ (waⁿdurō, “monkeys”).

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