talapoin
English
editAlternative forms
edit- tallapoi (archaic)
Etymology
editFrom French talapoin, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”).
Noun
edittalapoin (plural talapoins)
- A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.
- (archaic, Buddhism) A Buddhist monk or priest.
Translations
editmonkey in the genus Miopithecus
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French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ta.la.pwɛ̃/
Audio (Switzerland): (file)
Noun
edittalapoin m (plural talapoins)
- talapoin (monkey in the genus Miopithecus)
- Buddhist monk or priest, particularly in Burma or Thailand
Further reading
edit- “talapoin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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