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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