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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Tupi mirĩ (“small”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
mirim m or f (plural mirins) (Brazil)
- tiny, little, wee; often in compound animal names of Tupi origin
- saimiri ― squirrel monkey (literally, “small monkey”)
- tamanduá-mirim ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- childish (having childlike, juvenile characteristics)
- suitable for children or made for them
- a escola tem um jardim mirim ― the school has a kindergarten
- (soccer) a category for players in the 14-year age group
Noun
mirim m (plural mirins)
- (Brazil) any small, stingless bee, especially those of the genus Plebeia
- Synonym: abelha-mirim
References
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
mirim (Cyrillic spelling мирим)
- first-person singular present of miriti