Definition
A small canyon, particularly used in Southwestern United States geography; a diminutive form of canyon.
Etymology
Spanish diminutive of 'cañón' (canyon) formed with the suffix '-cito.' Spanish imported 'cañón' from Arabic 'qanun,' and English borrowed 'canyon' and later adopted the diminutive 'canoncito' for regional geographical terminology.
Kelly Says
This word shows language layering—Arabic→Spanish→English—and the diminutive '-cito' suffix is alive in Southwestern place names, reflecting Spanish colonial influence that never left the landscape or the names on maps.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንብር ዝርእስ
n-bir zir-es
ARالعربية
مدفع صغير
mad-fe-ch si-ghar
BNবাংলা
ছোটো ক্যানন
chhoto kano
CACatalà
canó petit
ka-no pe-tit
CSČeština
malé dělo
ma-le de-lo
DADansk
lille kanon
lille ka-non
DEDeutsch
kleines Kanone
klei-nes ka-no-ne
ELΕλληνικά
μικρό κανόνι
mi-kro ka-no-ni
ESEspañol
pequeño cañón
pe-keh-ño ka-nyon
FAفارسی
तोپ کوچک
toop koo-chek
FISuomi
pieni tykki
pie-nen tyk-ki
FRFrançais
petit canon
pe-ti ka-non
GUGU
છોટી ગોળી
choti gol-i
HEעברית
תותח קטן
to-te-ach ka-tan
HIहिन्दी
छोटी तोप
choti top
HUMagyar
kis ágyú
kis a-gyu
IDBahasa Indonesia
meriam kecil
me-ri-am ke-cil
ITItaliano
piccolo cannone
pi-kol-o ka-no-ne
JA日本語
小さな大砲
chiisana ta-ho
KO한국어
작은 대포
jak-eun da-po
MSBahasa Melayu
meriam kecil
me-ri-am ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ကျယ်သော တပ်
kyay-kyay-tha-o tap
NLNederlands
klein kanon
klein ka-non
NONorsk
lite kanon
li-te ka-non
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਟੈਂਕ
chhota tank
PLPolski
mały dział
ma-ly dzial
PTPortuguês
pequeno canhão
pe-que-no ka-nyo
RORomână
tun mici
tun mi-chi
RUРусский
маленькая пушка
malen-kaya push-ka
SVSvenska
litet kanon
li-tet ka-non
SWKiswahili
bunduki ndogo
bun-du-ki n-do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய துப்பாக்கி
si-ri-ya tu-ppa-kki
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న కాను
chinna ka-nu
THไทย
ปืนใหญ่ขนาดเล็ก
poon yai kha-dat lek
TLTL
maliit na baril
ma-li-it na ba-ril
TRTürkçe
küçük top
ku-cuk top
UKУкраїнська
маленька гармата
malen-ka har-ma-ta
URاردو
چھوٹا توپ
cho-ta top
VITiếng Việt
pháo nhỏ
phao nho