the meitei female given name "khunu leima" (ꯈꯨꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ) is made up of two component words. the two words are "khunu" (ꯈꯨꯅꯨ) and "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ). in meitei, "khunu" (ꯈꯨꯅꯨ) means pigeon. the word "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ) is further made up of two component words, "lei" (ꯂꯩ) and "ma" (ꯃ). "lei" (ꯂꯩ) means land or earth. "ma" (ꯃ) means "mother". literally, "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ) can be translated as "land mother" or "mother earth". but in general context, "leima" (ꯂꯩꯃ) means a queen or a mistress or a lady.