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-cle / -cule

suffix/kəl/ or /kjul/ · kul / kyool

छोटाصغيرpetitkecil小

small

Latin -culus (diminutive) gives English -cle and -cule, meaning "small". A particle is a small part, a molecule a small mass, minuscule is very small, a cubicle is a small cube-like room.

  1. The molecule of water has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.पानी के अणु (molecule) में दो हाइड्रोजन और एक ऑक्सीजन परमाणु होते हैं।يتكون جزيء الماء من ذرتي هيدروجين وذرة أكسجين.La molécule d'eau a deux atomes d'hydrogène et un atome d'oxygène.Molekul air terdiri dari dua atom hidrogen dan satu atom oksigen.水分子由两个氢原子和一个氧原子构成。

💡 Did you know?

Minuscule once meant a small letter in handwriting, which is why it is often misspelled "miniscule" after mini-.

Memory trick

CLE sounds like "tickle": a tiny touch from a tiny thing.

More examples

  1. Each office worker sat in a small cubicle.हर कर्मचारी एक छोटे केबिन (cubicle) में बैठता था।

Meaning in other languages

छोटा

लैटिन -culus (लघुता-प्रत्यय) से -cle और -cule, अर्थ "छोटा": particle छोटा अंश, molecule छोटा द्रव्य-कण, minuscule बहुत छोटा, cubicle छोटा कक्ष।

💡 CLE = "टिकल": नन्ही चीज़ का नन्हा-सा स्पर्श।

صغير

petit

kecil

小

Hindi · हिन्दीछोटा
Arabic · العربيةصغير
French · Françaispetit
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiakecil
Chinese · 中文小

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