Thoibi

English

Moirang princess Thoibi riding on a horse

Etymology

From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibee). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibee); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.

Proper noun

Thoibi

1. A female given name from Meitei; A transliteration of the Manipuri female given name ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibee).
2. A princess of Moirang kingdom; daughter of Crown Prince Chingkhu Akhuba, the younger brother of King Chingkhu Telheiba (1083-1138 CE). She was the heroine and the female protagonist of the Khamba-Thoibi epic.

Related terms

• Thoiba
• Panthoibi