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diminutive Meaning in Marathi (diminutive मराठी अर्थ)

adjectiveलहान, अतिशय लहान
nounलहानपणादर्शक शब्द
समानार्थी:छोटेबारीक
लहान (Lahan) in English:diminutive
IPA:lɑːɦɑːn
Plural: none
Quick Answer • मुख्य अर्थ

diminutive चा मराठीत अर्थ लहान, अतिशय लहान, लहानपणादर्शक शब्द असा होतो. (अत्यंत किंवा असामान्यपणे लहान.)

Usage Note: The word 'diminutive' can be used as both an adjective and a noun. The Marathi translation 'लहान' primarily functions as an adjective, but can also imply smallness in a noun context.

Definitions of Diminutive

  1. 1
    adjective
    अतिशय लहान

    Extremely or unusually small.

    अत्यंत किंवा असामान्यपणे लहान.

  2. 2
    noun(formal)
    लहानपणादर्शक शब्द

    A word-form that is used to suggest smallness, youth, familiarity, or endearment, such as 'duckling' for 'duck'.

    लहानपणा, तारुण्य, जवळीक किंवा प्रेम दर्शविण्यासाठी वापरला जाणारा शब्द-रूप, जसे 'बदकासाठी' 'बदकाचे पिल्लू'.

Example Sentences

casual

“She was a diminutive figure, barely reaching his shoulder.”

ती एक लहान आकृती होती, तिच्या खांद्यापर्यंतच पोहोचत होती.

formal

“The word 'booklet' is a diminutive of 'book'.”

'बुकलेट' हा शब्द 'बुक' चा लहानपणादर्शक शब्द आहे.

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Synonyms (समानार्थी)

In Marathi:

छोटेबारीक

Antonyms (विरुद्धार्थी)

In Marathi:

मोठेविशाल

Inflected Word Forms

noundiminutiveness
adverbdiminutively