likkle

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English little.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪkl/
  • Hyphenation: li‧kkle

Adjective

likkle

  1. little, small
    • 1989, Charles Hyatt, When Me was a Boy, →ISBN, page 23:
      “When me was a boy — likkle boy — my mother use to dress me up inna pretty 'dan dan' when ah going out y'see. […] ”
      When I was a boy — a little boy — my mother used to dress me up in a fancy 'child's outfit' when I was going out, you see. […]
    Antonym: big
    Da one deh too likkle. Gimme wan nex' one.
    That one's too small. Give me another one.

Determiner

likkle

  1. a little, some
    • 2019, Curdella Forbes, A Tall History of Sugar, →ISBN:
      “Next time, quail a bird-pepper leaf in di wood fire an tie it on wid likkle kerosene oil from di lamp. Mek sure is oil dat use, di one from di lamp, not new oil. […] ”
      Next time, soften the bird-pepper leaf in the wood fire and tie it on with a little kerosene oil from the lamp. Make sure that you're using the old oil from the lamp, and not fresh oil. […]
    Antonyms: nuff, a bag a, a crocus bag a
    Miss T, beg yuh likkle flour, nuh?
    Ms. T, may I have some flour?
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