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‖ kangany (kɑːnˈgɑːnɪ) Also canganeme, cangany, kangani. [f. Tamil kaṇkāṇi, f. kaṇ eye + kāṇ to see.] An overseer or headman of a gang of local labourers in Sri Lanka, southern India, and Malaya.1817 ‘Philalethes’ Hist. Ceylon lvi. 324 Canganeme. This officer musters the people of the village, and c...
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mandor
mandor (ˈmændɔə(r)) Also mandore, mandur. [Malay mandor (mandur), ad. Pg. mandador one who gives orders.] A foreman or overseer in Malaysia or Indonesia. Cf. kangany.1889 S. J. Hickson Naturalist in North Celebes 65 The coolies were under the supervision of two mandūrs or foremen. 1926 Blackw. Mag. ...
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