Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmalə]

Adverb

ма́ло • ‎(málo) ‎(comparative (по)ме́ньше or (по)ме́нее)

1. little, few
2. too little, too few
   • (Can we date this quote?), Robert Rozhdestvensky (lyrics), Arno Babajanian (music), “Свадьба”, performed by Muslim Magomayev:

     Широ́кой э́той сва́дьбе было ме́ста ма́ло / И не́ба бы́ло ма́ло, и земли́.‎

     Širókoj étoj svádʹbe bylo mésta málo / I néba býlo málo, i zemlí.

     For this wide wedding, there was too little space, / And too little sky, and land.

Derived terms

• наиме́нее ‎(naiméneje)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈlo]

Adjective

мало́ • ‎(maló)

1. short neuter singular of ма́лый ‎(mályj)
2. short neuter singular of ма́ленький ‎(málenʹkij)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâlo/
• Hyphenation: ма‧ло

Adverb

ма̏ло ‎(Latin spelling mȁlo)

1. a little, few, some
2. hardly (anyone, anywhere)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑlo/

Adverb

ма́ло • ‎(málo)

1. a little, few, some