Hingchabi

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"Hingchabi" (Meitei: ꯍꯤꯡꯆꯥꯕꯤ, Old Manipuri: ꯍꯤꯡꯆꯥꯄꯤ, romanized: hing-chaa-pee, lit. 'giantess'^[1]) is a mythical creature in Meitei mythology and religion. She has characters similar to those of the vampires^[2] as well as the witches.^[3]^[4] The terms, "hing" means "raw" and "chaa" means "to eat" in Meitei language (Manipuri language).^[5]

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Meitei Mythology & Folklore

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[1] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=LVpuAAAAMAAJ&dq=hingchabi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=hingchabi+giantess

[2] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=LVpuAAAAMAAJ&dq=hingchabi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=hingchabi+vampire

[3] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=XSmCAAAAMAAJ&dq=hingchabi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=hingchabi+witch+

[4] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=WEQqAAAAYAAJ&dq=hingchabi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=hingchabi+witch+

[5] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=LVpuAAAAMAAJ&dq=hingchabi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=hingchabi+raw+eat

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