the mast or rib of a ship.

any of several families of Old and New World primates usu. having a flat, hairless face and a long tail; a monkey.

a person who performs comical antics; a mimic.

a mischievous person, esp. a child; a rascal, a scamp.

(fig.) an ugly-looking man.

a stupid fellow.

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.

lacking good sense; unwise; foolish; stupid.

the quality of being indistinct or hazy to the sight; blur; blurriness.

the quality or fact of not being eager or not willing to work or exert oneself; indolence; laziness.

the state or fact of being bewildered; a being at a loss; perplexity.

the condition or quality of being ignorant; lack of knowledge; ignorance.

a stupid fellow; a fool.

ಮಂಕಾಗು mankāgu to become dull; to lose lustre, shiningness, glossiness; 2. to lose sharpness of the mind; to become stupid; ಮಂಕುಮಾಡು manku māḍu to make another a fool or stupid.

a female monkey.

a woman who performs comical antics; a mimic.

a mischievous girl.

(fig.) an ugly-looking woman.

a stupid woman.

= ಮುಂಗುಸಿ.

the front portion of something or the area in front of something.

a new growth from a germinating seed or from a rootstock, tuber, bud or the like; a sprout.

a kind of plant.

the wrist and the hand.

ಮುಂಗೈಯಮುರಿ mungaiya muri an ornament worn around the wrist.

to move expand and contract the nostrils (as in expressing one's anger).