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diminutive meaning in Malayalam

ചെറിയ

UK/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/

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diminutive in Malayalam: ചെറിയ, കുറിയതായ, കൃശമായ, തീരെ ചെറുതായ. In English, diminutive means very small.

Malayalam words for diminutive

small, tiny, little
ചെറിയ, കുറിയതായ, കൃശമായ, തീരെ ചെറുതായ, കുറുകിയ, കുറിയ

English meaning of diminutive

  1. adjective Very small.
  2. adjective Serving to diminish.
  3. adjective Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
  4. noun A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

Full definition of diminutive

diminutive in a sentence

  • Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.

Synonyms of diminutive

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Questions about diminutive in Malayalam

What is the meaning of diminutive in Malayalam?
Diminutive in Malayalam is ചെറിയ, കുറിയതായ, കൃശമായ, തീരെ ചെറുതായ.
diminutive എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Diminutive: ചെറിയ, കുറിയതായ, കൃശമായ, തീരെ ചെറുതായ.
What does diminutive mean in English?
Diminutive means very small.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: diminutive (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: diminutive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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