talapoin

== English == === Alternative forms === tallapoi (archaic) === Etymology === From French talapoin, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”). === Noun === talapoin (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 ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.la.pwɛ̃/ === Noun === talapoin m (plural talapoins) talapoin (monkey in the genus Miopithecus) Buddhist monk or priest, particularly in Burma or Thailand ==== Descendants ==== → English: talapoin === Further reading === “talapoin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012