мала

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mala" and мяла

Belarusian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɫa]

Adverb

ма́ла • (mála) (comparative менш or ме́ней, superlative найме́нш or найме́ней)

1. a little, few, some

   Antonyms: бага́та (baháta), шмат (šmat)

Derived terms

• зама́ла (zamála)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɫa]

Verb

ма́ла • (mála)

1. feminine/neuter singular past imperfective of мець (mjecʹ)

References

• “мала” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Chechen

Etymology

From Proto-Nakh *malˢaᶰ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɜˑlə̥̃]

Verb

мала • (mala) (present молу, past мелира, perfect мелла)

1. to drink

Ingush

Etymology 1

Akin to Chechen мила (mila).

Pronoun

мала • (mala)

1. who

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nakh *malˢaᶰ.

Verb

мала • (mala)

1. to drink

Moksha

Adjective

мала • (mala)

1. near, close

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈɫa]

Adjective

мала́ • (malá)

1. short feminine singular of ма́ленький (málenʹkij)
2. short feminine singular of ма́лый (mályj)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɫɐ]

Verb

ма́ла • (mála)

1. feminine singular past imperfective of ма́ти (máty)