мало

See also: мяло

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmalə]
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Adverb

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

little, few
too little, too few
- (Can we date this quote?), Robert Rozhdestvensky (lyrics), Arno Babajanian (music), “Свадьба”‎, performed by Muslim Magomayev:
  
  Широ́кой э́той сва́дьбе было ме́ста ма́ло / И не́ба бы́ло ма́ло, и земли́.
  Širókoj étoj svádʹbe bylo 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)

it is too little, it is insufficient

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɐˈlo]

Adjective

мало́ • (maló)

short neuter singular of ма́лый (mályj)
short neuter singular of ма́ленький (málenʹkij)

Rusyn

Adverb

мало • (malo)

little, few, some
Втогды было барз мало.
Vtohdŷ bŷlo barz malo.
Then there was very little amount of.
slightly, somewhat, vaguely (to a small but perceptible degree)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mâlo/
Hyphenation: ма‧ло

Adverb

ма̏ло (Latin spelling mȁlo) (+ genitive case)

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

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑlo/
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Adverb

ма́ло • (málo)

a little, few, some

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