мало

See also: мяло

Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic малъ (malŭ), from Proto-Slavic *malъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɫə]

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Adverb

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

1. little, few

   Antonym: мно́го (mnógo)

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, it is not enough

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈɫo]

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɑɫɔ]

• Audio

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Adverb

ма́ло • (málo) (comparative менш or ме́нше)

1. a little, few, some

   Antonyms: бага́то (baháto), мно́го (mnóho) (rare)

References

• мало in Bilodid, I. K., editor, Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka, 1970–1980
• мало in Horox (slovozmina)
• мало in Slovnyk - portal ukrajinsʹkoji movy ta kulʹtury