kraani

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English scrawny.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹaːnɪ/

Adjective

kraani

  1. thin, skinny
    • 1968, Jamaican Creole Language Course‎[1]:
      Yu si di nyuu puosmisis yet? Im winji an kraani so tel, bot im nais fi-truu.
      Have you seen the new postmistress yet? She is very frail and skinny, but she is very nice indeed.

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