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
- on one's honor
- on one's last legs
- on one's mettle
- on one's own
- on one's own account
- on one's own authority
- on one's own hook
- on one's own initiative
- on one's own merits
- on one's own responsibility
- on one's own terms
- on one's own time
- on one's part
- on one's plate
- on one's sleeve
- on one's tiptoes
- on one's toes
- on one's uppers
- on one's way
- on order
- on pain of
- on paper
- on par with
- on parade
- on payment of