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13 February 2012

Kecil


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Kecil
Bersinonim dengan comel, halus, ketot, kemetot, kerdil, kurus, langsing, atau ramping.

Small
Of a size that is less than normal or usual; little OR of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little OR slender, thin, or narrow OR not large as compared with others of the same kind OR not great in amount, degree, extent, duration, value, etc OR being below the average in size or magnitude OR limited in importance or significance; trivial OR limited in degree or scope OR lacking position, influence, or status; minor OR unpretentious; modest OR not fully grown; very young OR having been belittled; humiliated OR diluted' weak OR lacking force or volume

Synonym with little - petty - slight - low - tiny - short - thin


Puisi Melayu
Kecil-kecil pengayuh lidi,
Mari sampai hutan seberang;
Kecil-kecil hendak berbini,
Apa belanja kulit kerang.

Peribahasa Melayu
Kecil-kecil lada api, besar-besar *limau abung

Bermaksud
 Meskipun kecil tetapi berani
[Peribahasa lain yang sama makna: (a) Kecil-kecil anak harimau (b) Kecil-kecil cabai rawit (c) Kecil-kecil cili Melaka. *limau abung = sebangsa limau besar

Sumber:
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), Google, Dictionary.com dan Answers.com
 

3 comments:

AieSha said...

sambil travel, sambil memartabatkan sastera melayu... good job wak jan!

Telor Power said...

kecil itu muda bro....

Azizan Zolkipli said...

Aiesha: Terima kasih ... sedikit sebanyak, dapat menjadikan saya & rakan2 pembaca mengetahui tentang sastera ni ...

Telor Power: ahaaa, betul, betul !