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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
From English meager/meagre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːɡa/
- Hyphenation: maw‧ga
Adjective
mawga
- scrawny, skinny[1]
- Antonyms: mampy, swarthy, wagga-wagga
True Zekel naw eat regular 'im start fi get mawga.- Ezekiel is becoming skinny because he hasn't been eating regularly.
References
- ^ F. G. Cassidy, R. B. Le Page (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, The University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 282
Matal
Adjective
mawga
- new
Atà tahàb mahabay mawga (Mafətala 5:9)[1]- And they were singing a new song. (Revelation 5:9)
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