menuskula
menuskúla with stress marks
miniscule
Usage Note
Menuskula is adapted from English 'minuscule' into Tagalog phonology and is used to describe something extremely small in size or amount. It appears in both formal writing and casual speech, often for emphasis when describing a negligibly small quantity or detail.
Examples
" Menuskula lang ang pagkakaiba nila. "
Natural Translation
Their difference is just miniscule.
Literal Translation
Miniscule only the difference theirs.
" Ang pagkakamali niya sa pagsusulit ay isang menuskula na bagay lamang. "
Natural Translation
His/Her mistake in the test is just a miniscule thing.
Literal Translation
The mistake his/her in test is one miniscule that thing just.
" Kahit menuskula ang halagang natitira sa kanyang bulsa, ipinambili pa rin niya ng pagkain para sa kanyang nakababatang kapatid. "
Natural Translation
Even though the amount left in his pocket was miniscule, he still used it to buy food for his younger sibling.
Literal Translation
Even miniscule the amount remaining in his pocket, used-to-buy still he of food for to his younger sibling.
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