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 In some stories, she is depicted as a minor goddess ([[lairembi]]) in the [[Meitei religion]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2wMAQAAMAAJ&q=saijin+polibi|title=Modernisation, Challenge and Response: A Study of the Chakpa Community of Manipur|last=Basanta|first=Ningombam|date=2008|publisher=Akansha Publishing House|isbn=978-81-8370-152-5|language=en}}</ref>
-== Etymology ==
+== Word origin ==
-The [[Meitei language|Meitei]] name "Yenakha Paotaapi" (ꯌꯦꯅꯈꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯄꯤ) or "Yenakha Paotaabi" (ꯌꯦꯅꯈꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯕꯤ) is made up of two words "Yenakha" (ye.nə.kʰa, ꯌꯦꯅꯈꯥ) and "Paotaapi" (ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯄꯤ) or "Paotaabi" (ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯕꯤ). In [[Meitei language|Meitei]], "Yenakha" (ye.nə.kʰa, ꯌꯦꯅꯈꯥ) means ''either side of the house''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=yenakha&matchtype=default|title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Yenakha|website=uchicago.edu|year=2006}}</ref> The word "Paotaabi" (ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯕꯤ) can be fragmented into "Pao" ("ꯄꯥꯎ"), "Ta" ("ꯇꯥ") (or ''Da, "ꯗꯥ"'') and "Bi" ("ꯕꯤ"). "Pao" ("ꯄꯥꯎ") means [[:en:wikt:information|information]], [[:en:wikt:message|message]] or [[:en:wikt:news|news]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%A3&searchhws=yes|title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Pao|website=uchicago.edu|year=2006}}</ref> In [[Meitei language|Meitei]], "Ta" ("ꯇꯥ") has many meanings. Its meanings may be either (1) ''to [[:en:wikt:inhabit|inhabit]]'' or ''to [[:en:wikt:dwell|dwell]]'', (2) ''to arrive at a stage'', (3) ''to [[:en:wikt:fall|fall]]'' or ''to [[:en:wikt:reduce|reduce]]'', (4) ''to turn over'', (5) ''to [[:en:wikt:listen|listen]]'' or ''to [[:en:wikt:hear|hear]]''. Here, in case of "Paotaabi", ''"Pao"'' means ''to [[:en:wikt:listen|listen]]'' or ''to [[:en:wikt:hear|hear]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%87%EA%AF%A5-&searchhws=yes|title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Ta|website=uchicago.edu|year=2006}}</ref> "Pi" ("ꯄꯤ") or "Bi" ("ꯕꯤ") is a suffix to denote feminine gender.
+The [[Meitei language]] given name "Yenakha Paotaapi" (ꯌꯦꯅꯈꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯄꯤ) or "Yenakha Paotaabi" (ꯌꯦꯅꯈꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯕꯤ) is made up of two words "Yenakha" (ye.nə.kʰa, ꯌꯦꯅꯈꯥ) and "Paotaapi" (ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯄꯤ) or "Paotaabi" (ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯕꯤ). In [[Meitei language|Meitei]], "Yenakha" (ye.nə.kʰa, ꯌꯦꯅꯈꯥ) means ''either side of the house''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=yenakha&matchtype=default|title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Yenakha|website=uchicago.edu|year=2006}}</ref> The word "Paotaabi" (ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯕꯤ) can be fragmented into "Pao" ("ꯄꯥꯎ"), "Ta" ("ꯇꯥ") (or ''Da, "ꯗꯥ"'') and "Bi" ("ꯕꯤ"). "Pao" ("ꯄꯥꯎ") means [[:en:wikt:information|information]], [[:en:wikt:message|message]] or [[:en:wikt:news|news]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%A3&searchhws=yes|title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Pao|website=uchicago.edu|year=2006}}</ref> In [[Meitei language|Meitei]], "Ta" ("ꯇꯥ") has many meanings. Its meanings may be either (1) ''to [[:en:wikt:inhabit|inhabit]]'' or ''to [[:en:wikt:dwell|dwell]]'', (2) ''to arrive at a stage'', (3) ''to [[:en:wikt:fall|fall]]'' or ''to [[:en:wikt:reduce|reduce]]'', (4) ''to turn over'', (5) ''to [[:en:wikt:listen|listen]]'' or ''to [[:en:wikt:hear|hear]]''. Here, in case of "Paotaabi", ''"Pao"'' means ''to [[:en:wikt:listen|listen]]'' or ''to [[:en:wikt:hear|hear]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%87%EA%AF%A5-&searchhws=yes|title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Ta|website=uchicago.edu|year=2006}}</ref> "Pi" ("ꯄꯤ") or "Bi" ("ꯕꯤ") is a suffix to denote feminine gender.
 == Legends ==