Weeny

/ˈwiːni/ adjective

Definition

very small, tiny, or insignificant; also a spelling variant of 'weenie' (a hot dog or sausage).

Etymology

From 'wee' (small) + '-y' (adjective suffix). 'Wee' comes from Old English 'wege' meaning small. The 'weenie' spelling for hot dog may relate to dachshund dogs.

Kelly Says

The word 'weenie' for hot dog is basically a joke—the sausage looks like a little dog! This kind of linguistic humor (called 'reanalysis') shows how playful language-users are; we rename things based on their shape or appearance.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝንብ
zin-b
ARالعربية
صغير
sag-heer
BNবাংলা
ছোট
chhot
CACatalà
petit
peh-tee
CSČeština
malý
mah-lee
DADansk
lille
lee-leh
DEDeutsch
klein
klyin
ELΕλληνικά
μικρός
mee-kros
ESEspañol
pequeño
peh-KAY-nyoh
FAفارسی
کوچک
koo-chahk
FISuomi
pieni
pee-nee
FRFrançais
petit
peh-tee
GUGU
છોટો
chhot-oh
HAHA
kayan
kah-yan
HEעברית
קטן
kat-an
HIहिन्दी
छोटा
cho-tah
HUMagyar
kicsi
kee-see
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecil
keh-seel
IGIG
nkita
n-kee-tah
ITItaliano
piccolo
pee-choh-loh
JA日本語
小さい
chiisai
KKKK
кіші
kee-shee
KMKM
តូច
toh-ch
KO한국어
작은
jak-eun
MRMR
छोटे
cho-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
kecil
keh-seel
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်
kyet
NLNederlands
klein
klein
NONorsk
liten
lee-ten
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ
chhot-ah
PLPolski
mały
maw-wee
PTPortuguês
pequeno
peh-keh-noh
RORomână
mic
meech
RUРусский
маленький
malen-kiy
SVSvenska
liten
lee-ten
SWKiswahili
mdogo
m-doh-goh
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய
si-ri-ya
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న
chin-na
THไทย
เล็ก
leek
TLTL
maliit
mah-lee-eet
TRTürkçe
küçük
koo-chook
UKУкраїнська
маленький
malen-kiy
URاردو
چھوٹا
cho-tah
VITiếng Việt
nhỏ
nho
YOYO
alà
ah-lah
ZH中文
小的
xiǎo de
ZUZU
incane
in-cah-neh

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