āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
little
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The little flower bloomed in the cracks of the sidewalk, adding a touch of beauty to the urban landscape.
āĻĢā§āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĨā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ, āĻ¨āĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ°
(of a person) physically short and small compared to others
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She always stood in the front row for photographs, being the littlest among her friends.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She read a story to the little children before nap time.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻ, āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻ
of minor significance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His comments on the topic were considered little and did not influence the decision.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She took a little nap before heading back to work.
āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He spoke in a little tone, struggling to make himself understood in the large room.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž, āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ°
narrow-minded or lacking in intellectual depth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The committee was full of little ideas that stifled innovation.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
01
āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ, āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž
to a small extent or degree
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He speaks little about his personal life.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
little
01
āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ, āĻāĻŋāĻā§
used to indicate a small degree, amount, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She showed little interest in the topic.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ
āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Little
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
belittle
littleness
little
