small, little, tiny · young, little · small, minor
zıt: 大きい
köken: */tipisasi/ → /tiɸisasi/ → /t͡ɕiwisaɕi/ → /t͡ɕiːsaɕi/ → /t͡ɕiːsai/ Ultimate derivation uncertain. The initial chi element appears in other words with similar meanings of small, such as ちょっと (chotto, “a little bit”, adverb), from ちっと (chitto), emphatic geminate derived from even earlier ちと (chito), in which と (to) marks an adverb. Possibly related to ちび (chibi, “small and round”, often with…
köken: Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- Middle French mal- French mal-bor. Esperanto mal- Esperanto laŭta Esperanto mallaŭta From mal- (“opposite of”) + laŭta (“loud”).