kangany

noun

kan·​ga·​ny

variants or kangani

kəŋˈgänē

plural kanganies or kanganis

: an overseer of labor in Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia

Word History

Etymology

Tamil kaṇkāṇi, literally, one who sees with the eyes, from kaṇ eye + kāṇ to see

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