Definition
A small crab or a young crab.
Etymology
From 'crab' (from Old Norse 'krabbi') plus the diminutive suffix '-let' (from Old French '-elet'), meaning 'little.' This productive suffix creates words like 'piglet' and 'droplet.'
Kelly Says
The '-let' suffix is so powerful in English that we can attach it to almost anything—'booklet,' 'leaflet,' 'wristlet'—showing how language lets us instantly create new words by combining building blocks.
Translations
ARالعربية
かに صغير
kayni sagheer
BNবাংলা
ছোট কৃষ্ণ
chhot krishno
CACatalà
cranc petit
kran petit
CSČeština
malý krab
mal-y krab
DADansk
Lille krabbe
lee-le krab-ə
DEDeutsch
Kleinkrabbe
klay-krab-ə
ELΕλληνικά
μικρός καβούρι
mee-kros kav-oo-ree
ESEspañol
cangrejo pequeño
kan-HREH-ho pe-KAY-nyo
FAفارسی
کrabکوچک
krab-e koochak
FISuomi
pieni rapu
pee-nee rap-u
FRFrançais
crabe nain
krahb nɛ̃
GUGU
છોટા ક્રેબ
chhota krab
HAHA
kifi na'a
ki-fi na-a
HIहिन्दी
छोटा क्रेब
chhota kreb
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepiting kecil
kep-i-ting ke-cil
ITItaliano
granchio piccolo
gran-khyo pe-kee-lo
JA日本語
小さなカニ
chiisana kani
KKKK
кіші краб
ki-shi krab
MRMR
छोटे केंबळी
chhote kenda-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
ketam kecil
ke-tam ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြီး
chauk-kye-jee
NLNederlands
kleine krab
klein-ə krab
NONorsk
liten krabbe
lee-ten krab-ə
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਕ੍ਰੇਬ
chhota krab
PLPolski
mały krab
maw-y krab
PTPortuguês
caranguejo pequeno
kar-aŋ-gwe-ʒu pe-kɛ-nyu
RORomână
crap mic
crap mee-ch
RUРусский
маленький краб
malenkiy krab
SVSvenska
liten krabba
lee-ten krab-ba
SWKiswahili
krab mdogo
krab m-do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறு கரடி
chiru karathi
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న క్రాబ్
chinnna krabb
THไทย
ปูตัวเล็ก
poo tua lek
TLTL
maliit na alimasag
ma-li-it na a-li-masag
TRTürkçe
küçük yengeç
ku-chook yen-jech
UKУкраїнська
маленький краб
malen'kyy krab
URاردو
چھوٹا کرانگ
chhota karaangh
VITiếng Việt
cua nhỏ
kwaa nho