"mawga" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɑːɡa/
Etymology: From English meager/meagre. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|meager}} English meager, {{m|en|meagre}} meagre Head templates: {{head|jam|adjective|head=mawga}} mawga, {{jam-adj}} mawga
  1. scrawny, skinny Synonyms: maga, maaga
    Sense id: en-mawga-jam-adj-wHh2IMff Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "meager"
      },
      "expansion": "English meager",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "meagre"
      },
      "expansion": "meagre",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English meager/meagre.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "mawga"
      },
      "expansion": "mawga",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mawga",
      "name": "jam-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "maw‧ga"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mampy"
        },
        {
          "word": "swarthy"
        },
        {
          "word": "wagga-wagga"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ezekiel is becoming skinny because he hasn't been eating regularly.",
          "text": "True Zekel naw eat regular 'im start fi get mawga.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scrawny, skinny"
      ],
      "id": "en-mawga-jam-adj-wHh2IMff",
      "links": [
        [
          "scrawny",
          "scrawny"
        ],
        [
          "skinny",
          "skinny"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "maga"
        },
        {
          "word": "maaga"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑːɡa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mawga"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "meager"
      },
      "expansion": "English meager",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "meagre"
      },
      "expansion": "meagre",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English meager/meagre.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "mawga"
      },
      "expansion": "mawga",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mawga",
      "name": "jam-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "maw‧ga"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mampy"
        },
        {
          "word": "swarthy"
        },
        {
          "word": "wagga-wagga"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Jamaican Creole adjectives",
        "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
        "Jamaican Creole lemmas",
        "Jamaican Creole terms derived from English",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ezekiel is becoming skinny because he hasn't been eating regularly.",
          "text": "True Zekel naw eat regular 'im start fi get mawga.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scrawny, skinny"
      ],
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        [
          "scrawny",
          "scrawny"
        ],
        [
          "skinny",
          "skinny"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑːɡa/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "maga"
    },
    {
      "word": "maaga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mawga"
}

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