These individuals are not admitted into theMannan caste, which follows the more honourable profession of washing clothes.
They have barbers of their own, of whom the Mannan shaves the men, and the Mannathi the women.
They will take food prepared by Brahmans, Nayars, Kammalans, and Izhuvas, but not that prepared by a Mannan or Kaniyan.
A Mannan claims the hand of his maternal uncle's daughter.
The Mannan country extends southward from the limit occupied by the Muduvans on the Cardamom Hills to a point south of the territory now submerged by the Periyar works.
Next day, the knife was seen in the possession of a cooly on a coffee estate, and it transpired that the Mannan had sold it to him for three rupees, instead of keeping it as an heirloom.
For example, the heir to an English Earldom, after a pleasant shooting trip in Travancore, bestowed upon a Mannan who had been with him a handsome knife as a memento.
Efne dhu gesihst dhone mannan beforan dhe, ac on dhaere tide the dhu his neb gesihst, thu ne gesihst na his hricg.
All the dirty cloths and bed sheets used, these Mannan females have to wash.
Among the Nayars, on the fourth, or rarely the third day after the menses, the woman has to use, during her bath, clothes supplied by Mannan females.
On Friday at noon, the Mannan left the Panan, saying "The Panan is no companion for the Mannan.
Then the Mannan asked the Panan for a loan, which was refused.
They are performed by members of theMannan (washerman) and Panan (exorcists and devil-dancers) castes.
The Vannans of Malabar are also called Mannan or Bannan.
Appadorai Iyer informs us that those Mannans who are employed by the Kammalan, or artisan class, as barbers, are not admitted into the Mannan caste, which follows the more honourable profession of washing clothes.
The Tinda-mannan and Puliyakkodam divisions perform the purificatory sprinklings for the others.
He was called the Mannan because he came out of man (earth), and to him was assigned his present occupation.
This caste should not be confused with the Mannan hill tribe of Travancore.
During this and other periods, a characteristic service called mattu (change) has to be rendered by people of the Mannan caste to Nayars, and to other castes by their proper washermen, who may or may not be Mannans.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mannan" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
