[nanhā], adj. little, small, tiny.
[◀MIA: Pk. saṇha-, laṇha-, sahiṇa- ʻsmooth, fine, smallʼ; Pa. saṇha- ʻsmooth, gentleʼ ◀OIA ślakṣṇá- ʻslippery, smooth, soft, tender, gentleʼ AV., ʻthin, smallʼ lex., f. ślakṣṇikā́- AV. ◀PIE *(s)lēg- : (s)lǝg- and (s)leg- ‘weak, feeble, soft’] ♣[=PIE▶⋯▶Eng. slack ] ♣[=PIE▶⋯→Eng. languid, languish, lax, lease ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 1156; (Turner, 1966) 12732; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 672; (MW, 1899) 1103; (Pokorny, 1959) 0959; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.673
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