малявка

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • (colloquial) whitebait
  • (colloquial) little one a young child; shorty, shrimp a short person

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maljavъka, *-ъka, *malъ (small, little) + Proto-Slavic *-ava.

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*-ava

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