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Mongoose

2 stages from Marathi/Telugu to English.

Today it means a small, agile mammal known for its ability to kill venomous snakes
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Stage 1 of 2
mangus
Marathi/Telugu · medieval
"mongoose"
the name for the small, snake-hunting mammal
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Stage 2 of 2
mongoose
English · 1600s
"the small carnivorous mammal"
adopted through British colonial contact in India
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