mawga

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English meager/meagre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːɡa/
  • Hyphenation: maw‧ga

Adjective

mawga

  1. 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

  1. ^ 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

  1. new
    Atà tahàb mahabay mawga (Mafətala 5:9)[1]
    And they were singing a new song. (Revelation 5:9)

References

  1. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Rev/4
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