mangri

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mager. For the unexpected nasal consonant, compare nyun, mindri, onfu, nangra, kwinsi.

Adjective

mangri

  1. thin, skinny, scrawny
  2. infertile (of soil)

Derived terms

  • mangrimangri (“slender”)
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