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Pronunciation / Transliteration: goku chiisana
"そこにごく小さなシミがあります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Very small in size or scale; minuscule or tiny.
"She found a teensy bug crawling across the kitchen table." - 2
Extremely minor or insignificant in degree or amount.
"There is just a teensy detail we need to clarify before signing the contract."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the 19th century as an elaboration and alteration of tiny, combining it with the diminutive suffix -sy. The term developed in colloquial American English as an expressive, affectionate variant emphasizing extreme smallness.
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minuscule
Transliteration: mi.ny.skyl
"Il y a une minuscule erreur dans le rapport."
winzig
Transliteration: vɪnt͡sɪç
"Sie fand einen winzigen Käfer im Garten."
minuscolo
Transliteration: miˈnu.sko.lo
"C'è un minuscolo errore in questo calcolo."
chiquitito
Transliteration: t͡ʃi.kiˈti.to
"El gatito recién nacido es chiquitito."
minúsculo
Transliteration: miˈnu.sku.lu
"Havia um detalhe minúsculo no contrato."
बहुत छोटा
Transliteration: bahut chhota
"वहाँ एक बहुत छोटा कीड़ा था।"
极小的
Transliteration: jí xiǎo de
"这是一个极小的细节。"
아주 작은
Transliteration: aju jakeun
"그것은 아주 작은 문제였습니다."
ごく小さな
Transliteration: goku chiisana
"そこにごく小さなシミがあります。"
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