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huma|ˈhuːmə|
Also Huma, Ûma.
[Hind., a. Pers. humā phœnix.]
A fabulous bird of the east, said to be a restless wanderer but to bring luck to any person over whom it hovers.
1841R. C. Wellesley Primitiæ et Reliquiæ 104 (heading) The Ûma, or Indian Eagle, the bird of prosperous empire. Ibid. 105 The throne of the Sultan of Mysore..was surmounted by a representation of the Ûma, which is now deposited at Windsor Castle. Ibid. 106 A bird called by the natives the Ûma and which bore the appearance of a small eagle or vulture, built its nest..in the garden of Mr. Petrie, where Lord Wellesley resided while at Madras... The natives superstitiously ascribed much of the success of the war to the influence of the Ûma. 1858O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-Table i. 8, I am like the Huma, the bird that never lights, being always in the cars, as he is always on the wing. 1905Spectator 14 Jan. 47/2 The legendary ‘huma’ of Eastern tradition. |