the meitei name "korouhanba" (ko.rəu.hən.bə, ꯀꯣꯔꯧꯍꯟꯕ) is a term for the sun. this term is generally used in verses or in poems. "korouhanba" (ko.rəu.hən.bə, ꯀꯣꯔꯧꯍꯟꯕ) can be fragmented into "korou" (ko.rəu, ꯀꯣꯔꯧ), "han" (hən, ꯍꯟ) and "ba" (bə, ꯕ). "korou" (ko.rəu, ꯀꯣꯔꯧ) means the day. "han" (hən, ꯍꯟ) means "to be older". "ba" (bə, ꯕ) denotes noun form.