English word origin

Etymology of mang

Dialectal rendering of man, as used in American Spanish.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Alternative form of man (suggesting a Spanish accent)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Dialectal rendering of man, as used in American Spanish.

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Source etymology 2

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prep

Amid, amongst, among.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English mang, mangis, imang, emang, variants of Middle English on mang, in mange, from Old English on ġemang. More at among.

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Inherited-form mentionmangenm
Cognate mentionon mangenm
Inherited-form mentionon ġemangang

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Source etymology 3

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verb

To mix.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English mangen, mængen, from Old English mængan, variant of mengan, menċġan (“to mix; mingle”). More at meng, ming.

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Inherited-form mentionmænganang

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Source etymology 4

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verb

To beg; to beg for money.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Angloromani mong (“to beg”), from European Romani mangel (“to want, beg”). Compare Sanskrit mārg-, मार्ग् (“to seek, ask for”).

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