kraani

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English scrawny.

Adjective

kraani

1. thin, skinny
   • 1968, Jamaican Creole Language Course‎^[1]:

     Yu si di nyuu puosmisis yet? Im winji an kraani so tel, bot im nais fi-truu.

     Have you seen the new postmistress yet? She is very frail and skinny, but she is very nice indeed.

Further reading

• kraani at majstro.com