User:Haoreima/Kakyen

Kakyen
Grouping	legendary creature
Similar entities	Roc (mythology), Phoenix (mythology)
Folklore	Meitei folklore (Manipuri folklore)
First attested	2nd-3rd century AD (mentioned in the Tutenglon)
Other name(s)	Kwaak Kakyen Mingamba (Meitei: /kwāk kak-yen mī-ngam-ba/); Kwaak Kakyel Mingamba (Meitei: /kwāk kak-yel mī-ngam-ba/);
Country	Ancient Kangleipak (historical); India (present);
Region	Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur')

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Kakyen (Meitei: /kwāk kak-yen mī-ngam-ba/), also spelled as Kakyel (Meitei: /kwāk kak-yel mī-ngam-ba/), is a legendary creature in Meitei mythology and folklore of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur).

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