vanara

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noun

Forest dwellers, monkeys or apes.

OriginSanskrit वानर →
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Meanings

nounvanara (plural vanaras)

plural vanaras

  1. HinduismForest dwellers, monkeys or apes.

Origin

  1. Sanskritवानर
  2. Englishvanara

Borrowed from Sanskrit वानर (vānara).

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Translations

Hindi वानर
  • वानर (vānar)allies of Rāma in Ramayana

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NavaraRavanaavarna
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APA

vanara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanara

MLA

“vanara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanara. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vanara,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanara.

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