maliit

Tagalog

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Etymology

From ma- +‎ liit.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maliˈʔit/ [mɐ.lɪˈʔɪt̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -it
  • (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈliʔit/ [mɐˈliː.ʔɪt̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -iʔit
  • Syllabification: ma‧li‧it

Adjective

maliít (plural maliliit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

  1. small; little; insignificant
    Synonyms: munti, malinggit, (colloquial) ismol
  2. (obsolete) pulverized; granular

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