小さな

ජපන්

Kanji in this term
小
ちい Grade: 1
kun’yomi

නිරුක්තිය

Appears starting from the Muromachi period. Derived as the -na adjective construction of -i adjective 小(ちい)さい (chīsai, “small, little”). See that entry for further details.

උච්චාරණය

• (Tokyo) ち​いさな [chíꜜìsànà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiːsa̠na̠]

Adnominal

小(ちい)さな (chīsana) ^{←ちひさな (tifisana)?}

1. small, little, tiny (of size or amount)

   小(ちい)さな本(ほん)屋(や)

   chīsana hon'ya

   small bookstore

2. small, minor (of extent, scale or importance)

   小(ちい)さな被(ひ)害(がい)で済(す)む

   chīsana higai de sumu

   to end up with minor damage

3. young, little (of age)

   小(ちい)さな時(とき)からの友(ゆう)人(じん)

   chīsana toki kara no yūjin

   friend from childhood

භාවිත සටහන්

This term may only be used to directly modify a noun. In this grammatical role, it may be used largely interchangeably with 小(ちい)さい (chīsai), the -i adjective form. In predicative use, only 小さい may be used; あれは*小さだ (are wa *chīsa da) is incorrect grammar. Also, there is no adverbial form *小さに (*chīsa ni), only the regular -ku adverbial form 小(ちい)さく (chīsaku) of the -i adjective 小さい.

විරුද්ධ පද

• 大(おお)きな (ōkina, “big, large”)

ව්‍යුත්පන්න යෙදුම්

• 小(ち)っちゃな (chitchana)

ආශ්‍රිත යෙදුම්

• 小(ちい)さい (chīsai)