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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *malę. By surface analysis, мали́й (malýj, “small”) + -я́ (-já).
Pronunciation
Noun
маля́ • (maljá) n pers (genitive маля́ти, nominative plural маля́та, genitive plural маля́т, diminutive маля́тко)
- infant, baby
- Synonyms: маленя́ (malenjá), ля́ля (ljálja), ля́лька (ljálʹka), дитинча́ (dytynčá), дитиня́ (dytynjá), дити́нка (dytýnka), дитя́тко (dytjátko), немовля́ (nemovljá), малю́к (maljúk), кри́хітка (krýxitka), кри́хта (krýxta)
Declension
Declension of маля́ (pers t-stem neut-form accent-b)
Noun
маля́ • (maljá) n animal (genitive маля́ти, nominative plural маля́та, genitive plural маля́т, diminutive маля́тко)
- infant animal, baby animal
Declension
Declension of маля́ (animal t-stem neut-form accent-b)
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “маля́”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “маля”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “маля”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN