Thoibi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Meitei; A transliteration of the Manipuri female given name ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibi).
  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.

Word forms

Thoibi

Etymology

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

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