Oinam family
House of Oinam, a branch of the Khuman dynasty (Classical Meetei Mayek and Eastern Nagari/Bengali transliterations) | |
| Pronunciation | oy-naam |
|---|---|
| Language | oi-nām |
| Origin | |
| Language | Meitei language (Manipuri) |
| Word/name | Khuman dynasty (in particular sense) and Khuman clan (in broad sense) |
| Derivation | Oina - Meitei root for "left handedness" and suffix "-m" |
| Meaning | The left handed |
| Region of origin | India (Manipur, Assam, Tripura), Myanmar and Bangladesh |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Oynam |
| Variant form | Oinamcha |
| Short forms | Oina, Oi |
| Nickname | Oinamba |
Oinam (Meitei: ꯑꯣꯢꯅꯥꯝ ꯁꯥꯒꯩ / ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ ꯁꯥꯀꯩ, Old Manipuri: ꫡꯏꯅꯥꯝ ꯁꯥꯀꯩ) is a family belonging to a branch of the Khuman dynasty of the Meitei ethnicity (Manipuri ethnicity). Oinam Apokpa (also known as Oinam Pokpa) is an apokpa (clan ancestral deity) worshipped by the people (members) of the family, following or practising traditional Meitei religion (Sanamahism).