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mazs

“mazs” is a Latvian word. Its 16 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. small, little (having less than the (average, fitting) size of other similar objects, beings, areas, etc.)
  2. small, short (having less than the (average) distance between start and end points)
  3. small, little, low (weak, having low intensity)
  4. small, short, low, weak (less in numerical value than (the average of) other measurements; less intense, faint)
  5. little, short
  6. small (with few members (people, animals, objects, elements))
  7. little, low (less than the normal or average level, limit, degree)
  8. little, small (with little influence or consequence; not worth much)
  9. small, short (not requiring much effort or energy)
  10. small, little (indicating lack of freedom of action, constraints)
  11. small (not intense, not intensely felt)
  12. small (selfish; having negative character traits)
  13. small (lacking self-confidence, humble)
  14. small (unimportant; not owning much property; poor)
  15. small, little, young (infant, not having reached maturity)
  16. small (not brilliant, not important, not significant)

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *maźas, from Proto-Indo-European *meǵʰ-, *moǵʰ- (“big, small, i.e., size extremes)”). Cognates include Lithuanian mãžas, Sudovian maz, Old Prussian massais ([mazais], “smaller”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 (magus, “boy (i.e., little)”), Old English micel (“large, big, great”) (English much), Albanian madh (“big”), Old Armenian մեծ (mec, “great, large”), Sanskrit मह (mahá, “great, mighty,…

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