Pronunciation | oy-naam |
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Language(s) | oi-nām |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Meitei language ( Manipuri language) |
Word/name | Khuman dynasty |
Derivation | Oina - Meitei root for "left handedness" and suffix "-m" |
Region of origin | India ( Manipur, [1] Assam, Tripura) and Myanmar |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Oynam |
Variant form(s) | Oinamcha |
Short form(s) | Oina, Oi |
Nickname(s) | Oinamba |
Oinam ( Meitei: ꯑꯣꯢꯅꯥꯝ, ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ) ( Old Manipuri: ꫡꯏꯅꯥꯝ ꯁꯥꯀꯩ) is a family name belonging to a branch of the Khuman dynasty of the Meitei ethnicity ( Manipuri ethnicity). [2] [1] [3] Oinam Apokpa (Oinam Pokpa) is a clan ancestral deity ( apokpa) worshipped by the people (members) of the family, following Meitei religion ( Sanamahism). [4]