Definition
A small fish or a young, immature fish.
Etymology
From 'fish' + '-let' (diminutive suffix from Old French, meaning small), similar to 'piglet' or 'booklet,' indicating something small or juvenile.
Kelly Says
This charming word is rare in modern English but appears in older literature and still survives in some regional dialects—fishermen might affectionately call small fish 'fishlets,' and the suffix '-let' itself is a relic of how English creates cuteness and smallness through sound.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዓሣ ትንሽ
a-sa tin-sh
ARالعربية
سمك صغير
sam-k sa-ghi-ir
BNবাংলা
ছোট মাছ
cho-t maash
CSČeština
malý rybák
ma-ly ry-ba-k
DADansk
fiskelag
fish-e-lag
DEDeutsch
Fischlein
fish-lein
ELΕλληνικά
μικρό ψαράκι
mi-kro psah-ra-ki
ESEspañol
pececito
pe-se-chi-to
FAفارسی
ماهی کوچک
ma-hi koo-chik
FISuomi
pikkukala
pik-ku-ka-la
FRFrançais
petit poisson
pe-ti po-son
GUGU
છોટી મછલી
cho-ti machhli
HAHA
kifi na-gaba
ki-fi na-ga-ba
HEעברית
דג קטן
dag ka-tan
HIहिन्दी
छोटी मछली
cho-tee machhli
HUMagyar
kis hal
kis ha-l
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan kecil
i-kan ke-cil
IGIG
egwu n'eji
eh-gwu n'e-ji
ITItaliano
pescetto
pes-che-tto
KKKK
кіші балық
ki-shi ba-lyq
KMKM
សត្វទន្លេតូច
sat-v ton-le to-ch
KO한국어
어린 물고기
eo-rin mul-go-gi
MRMR
छोटी मच्छी
cho-tee mach-chi
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan kecil
i-kan ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ငါးငယ်
nga-ye-ngai
NLNederlands
visje
vis-je
NONorsk
fiskeunge
fish-ke-unge
PAPA
ਛੋਟੀ ਮੱਛੀ
chho-ttee mach-hee
PLPolski
mały rybek
ma-ly ry-bek
PTPortuguês
peixe-larva
peh-she-lar-va
RORomână
peştelet
peh-ste-let
SVSvenska
fiskung
fish-ung
SWKiswahili
samaki mdogo
sa-ma-ki md-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறு மீன்
chi-ru meen
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న చేప
chi-n-na chep
TLTL
maliit na isda
ma-li-it na is-da
TRTürkçe
küçük balık
koo-ch-ook ba-lik
UKУкраїнська
малець
ma-lets
URاردو
چھوٹا مچھلی
cho-o-ta machhli
VITiếng Việt
cá con
ca con
YOYO
ẹ̀ṣọ́ kekere
eh-sho ke-kere
ZUZU
isigamu esimbi
ee-si-ga-mu ee-sim-bi