s. f, betrothed woman or girl; an imperative of v. a. Maṇgaṉ or Maṇgṉá; anything obtained by asking or begging; procuring aid from friends at harvest or in building house; the collection of people on such an occasion:—maṇg páuṉí, v. a. To seek aid in harvesting or the building a house:—maṇg taṇg, s. f. Asking, requesting begging; anything obtained by asking or begging; subsisting on alms; poverty:—paṭṭí cholí, ghatt godí síwáṇ, maṇgaṉ duáíṇ, maṇg teḍí thíwáṇ. Placing a silk boddice on my knee I stitch it; I offer prayers that I may become thy betrothed.—Song.