noun
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any of several families of Old and New World primates usu. having a flat, hairless face and a long tail; a monkey.
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a person who performs comical antics; a mimic.
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a mischievous person, esp. a child; a rascal, a scamp.
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(fig.) an ugly-looking man.
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a stupid fellow.
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ಮಂಗನ ಕೆಮ್ಮು mangana kemmu an acute infectious disease, usu. affecting children, caused by a bacillus (Bordetella pertussis) and characterised by a mucous discharge from the nose and later by repeated attacks of coughing that end in a forced intake of breath or whoop; the whoop; ಮಂಗನ ಪಾರುಪತ್ಯ ಹೊಂಗೆಮರದ ಮೇಲೆ mangana pārupatya honge marada mēle (prov.) every cock is proud on his own dunghill; ಮಂಗನ ಕೈ mangana kai a kitchen utensil, a flat spoon for serving or to take out cooked rice from a bigger vessel to a smaller one; ಮಂಗನ ಕೈಲಿ ಮಾಣಿಕ್ಯ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಹಾಗೆ mangana kaili māṇikya koṭṭa hāge (proverbial simile) a fool can never know the value of a gem; you must not throw perls before a swine; ಮಂಗನ ಬಾವು mangana bāvu an acute communicable disease, usu. of childhood, caused by a virus and characterised by swelling of the salivary glands; mumps; ಮಂಗನ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ mangana kāyile a disease that originates from the bacteria from the the body of a dead monkey.