small

Naija

Etymology

From English: small

Pronunciation

• smɔ̂l

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Adjective

• Sey someting no plenty.

• Na small food I bring come.  — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, I came with only a small portion of my food.)
• Small kero remain inside stove.  — (NSC_Olukayode.S.M_2021, There is a small quantity of kerosene inside the stove.)

• Sey someting no big.

• So, Bethel come too small.  — (jw__3194, The space in Bethel became too small.)
• You go make sure sey you cut am small, small inside.  — (NST_cleaned__6555, Endeavor to cut it into tiny pieces inside.)

• Pikin wey never grow.

• O boy, you small dat time, you still dey follow babe,  — (NST_cleaned__21847, Oh boy! you were still young at that time, you were still going after young girls.)
• Things wey I learn from small dey help me make I no fear.  — (jw__36690, What I learned from childhood, has helped me in overcoming my fears.)
• Small girl!  — (WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__78, Little girl !)

Related Forms

• smallsmall, smalls

Synonyms

• chinkili

Antonyms

• big

Translations

• English: small, little, young