beag

Gaelic (Scots)

/pek/

adj
Definitions
  • small, little, short, diminutive
  • disagreeable
  • light, trifling, insignificant
  • young
  • sordid, miserly, niggardly

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish bec (small, little) inherited from Proto-Celtic *bikkos (small).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*bikkos

Gloss

small

Concept
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Property

Kanji

小

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