klaa

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German klein, kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainī (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (“to cleave, stick”). Cognates include German klein, Dutch klein, Yiddish קליין (kleyn), English clean.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥lɑː/

Adjective

klaa (comparative klaner, superlative klanstn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

  1. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
  2. little, young (in age)
  3. insignificant

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Noun

klaa

  1. Alternative form of kiaa

East Central German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare German klein.

Adjective

klaa

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) little, small

Derived terms

Further reading
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