Where does “talapoin” come from?

talapoin (English) comes from French talapoin, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon [[တၠဳ]] [[ပိုဲ]].

talapoin (English): A monkey from one of two species of Old World...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	talapoin	talapoin; Buddhist monk or priest, particularly...
2	Portuguese	talapão	—
3	Mon	[[တၠဳ]] [[ပိုဲ]]	—

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