мало

See also: мяло

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmalə]

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Adverb

ма́ло • (málo) (comparative (по)ме́ньше or (по)ме́нее)

1. little, few
2. too little, too few
   • 1971, Robert Rozhdestvensky (lyrics), Arno Babajanian (music), “Сва́дьба”‎^[1], performed by Muslim Magomayev:

     Широ́кой э́той сва́дьбе бы́ло ме́ста ма́ло / И не́ба бы́ло ма́ло, и земли́.

     Širókoj étoj svádʹbe býlo mésta málo / I néba býlo málo, i zemlí.

     For this wide wedding, there was too little space, / And too little sky, and land.

Derived terms

• наиме́нее (naiméneje)

Predicative

ма́ло • (málo)

1. it is too little, it is insufficient

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈlo]

Adjective

мало́ • (maló)

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

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Rusyn

Adverb

мало • (malo)

1. little, few, some

   Втогды было барз мало.

   Vtohdŷ bŷlo barz malo.

   Then there was very little amount of.

2. slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâlo/
• Hyphenation: ма‧ло

Adverb

ма̏ло (Latin spelling mȁlo) (+ genitive case)

1. little, few, some
2. slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)
3. barely, hardly (anyone, anywhere)

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑlo/

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Adverb

ма́ло • (málo)

1. a little, few, some

Further reading

• мало in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka