German

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Etymology

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Mandelauge +‎ -ig, equivalent to Mandel +‎ -äugig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmandl̩ˌʔɔʏ̯ɡɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʔɔʏ̯ɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: man‧del‧äu‧gig

Adjective

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mandeläugig (strong nominative masculine singular mandeläugiger, comparative mandeläugiger, superlative am mandeläugigsten)

  1. having almond-shaped eyes; having East Asian eyes; slant-eyed
    Synonym: schlitzäugig

Declension

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Further reading

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