mang

mang · noun¹

Dialectal rendering of man, as used in American Spanish.

mang · preposition²

1. Old English · inherited fromon ġemang
2. Middle English · inherited frommang
3. English todaymang

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

mang · verb³

1. Old English · inherited frommængan
2. Middle English · inherited frommangen
3. English todaymang

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

mang · verb⁴

1. Romani · derived frommangel“to want, beg”
2. Angloromani · borrowed frommong“to beg”
3. English todaymang

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