Hingchabi Explained

Hingchabi

A typical hingchabi of Meitei Manipuri folklore
Grouping	Mythology
Sub grouping	Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology)
Similar entities	Helloi, Lam Lai, Umang Lai, Keibu Keioiba
Family	demoness
Folklore	Meitei folklore (Manipuri folklore)
Other name(s)	Hingchapi, Sha hingchabi, Saa hingchabi
Country	India
Region	Manipur

A Hingchabi (^[1]) is a mythical creature in Meitei mythology, folklore and religion (Sanamahism) of Antique Kangleipak (Ancient Manipur). She has characters similar to those of the vampires as well as the witches.^{[2] [3]} The terms, "hing" means "raw" and "chaa" means "to eat" in Meitei language (Manipuri language).

Sources

• Book: Chaudhury, Sukant Kumar . Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Development . Mittal Publications . 2006 . 978-81-8324-132-8 . 145.
• Book: South Asian Anthropologist . Sarat Chandra Roy Institute of Anthropological Studies . 1994 .
• Book: Singh, Moirangthem Kirti . Recent Researches in Oriental Indological Studies: Including Meiteilogy . Parimal Publications . 1998 .
• Book: The Anthropologist: International Journal of Contemporary and Applied Studies of Man . Kamla-Raj Enterprises . 2003 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Singh, Moirangthem Kirti . Recent Researches in Oriental Indological Studies: Including Meiteilogy . Parimal Publications . 1998 .
2. Book: South Asian Anthropologist . Sarat Chandra Roy Institute of Anthropological Studies . 1994 .
3. Book: Parratt, Saroj Nalini . The Religion of Manipur: Beliefs, Rituals, and Historical Development . Firma KLM . 1980 . 978-0-8364-0594-1.