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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mi-ny-skyl
"Elle a trouvé un tout petit chaton."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely small in size; tiny or diminutive.
"She found a weeny kitten hiding under the porch."
- 1
Something that is extremely small, or a slight, insignificant amount.
"Just cut a weeny piece of cake for me, please."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in early 20th-century colloquial English, 'weeny' is an alteration and diminutive form of 'wee', meaning very small. The suffix '-y' was added to create an affectionate or casual descriptor for something exceptionally miniature in scale.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Weeny" is said worldwide
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minuscule
Transliteration: mi-ny-skyl
"Elle a trouvé un tout petit chaton."
winzig
Transliteration: vɪnt͡sɪç
"Sie fand ein winziges Kätzchen."
minuscolo
Transliteration: miˈnuːskolo
"Ha trovato un gattino minuscolo."
chiquito
Transliteration: tʃiˈkito
"Encontró un gatito chiquitito."
minúsculo
Transliteration: miˈnuskulu
"Ela encontrou um gatinho minúsculo."
छोटा सा
Transliteration: chhota sa
"उसने एक बहुत छोटा सा बिल्ली का बच्चा पाया।"
极小的
Transliteration: jí xiǎo de
"她发现了一只极小的小猫。"
아주 작은
Transliteration: aju jakeun
"그녀는 아주 작은 아기 고양이를 찾았다."
ごく小さな
Transliteration: goku chiisana
"彼女はごく小さな子猫を見つけた。"
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