Umang Lai

proper noun

Sylvan deities worshipped in traditional Meitei religion

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Sylvan deities worshipped in traditional Meitei religion
  2. Sacred groves dedicated to the Meitei forest gods of Sanamahism

Origin

  1. mniꯎꯃꯪ ꯂꯥꯏ
  2. EnglishUmang Lai

From Manipuri ꯎꯃꯪ ꯂꯥꯏ (ʼumaṃ lāʼi).

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Umang Lai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Umang%20Lai

MLA

“Umang Lai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Umang%20Lai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Umang Lai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Umang%20Lai.

Source: Umang Lai on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.