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kangany
noun
kan·ga·ny
\kəŋˈgänē\
variants: or
kangani
\kəŋˈgänē\Definition of kangany
kanganies
orkanganis
: an overseer of labor in Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia
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Origin and Etymology of kangany
Tamil kaṇkāṇi, literally, one who sees with the eyes, from kaṇ eye + kāṇ to see
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