"maere" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Forms: maeres [plural], maeretjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From maer. Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|maeres|||||diminutive|maeretjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} maere (plural maeres, diminutive maeretjie), {{af-noun|maeres|maeretjie}} maere (plural maeres, diminutive maeretjie)
  1. someone who is skinny or scrawny. Synonyms: maergat
    Sense id: en-maere-af-noun-ybZfJIq0 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for maere meaning in Afrikaans (1.2kB)

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      ],
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        }
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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      "word": "maergat"
    }
  ],
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}

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