min
smaller; to lessen
Latin · minor; minuere
Latin minor means smaller and minuere means to lessen. Minor is smaller, minus is less, diminish makes less, minimum is the least, minuscule is tiny.
Memory trick
Min: a mini bus is a small bus.
Words from this root
- minor (min + or) — smaller, less importantछोटा, कम महत्व का
- minority (min + ority) — the smaller numberअल्पसंख्यक
- minus (min + us) — less, a take-away signऋण, घटाव का चिह्न
- diminish (di + min + ish) — to make smallerघटाना
- minimum (min + imum) — the smallest amountन्यूनतम
- minimal (min + imal) — very small in amountबहुत कम, न्यूनतम
- minimize (min + imize) — to make as small as possibleकम से कम करना
- minute (min + ute) — very smallबहुत छोटा, मिनट
- minuscule (min + uscule) — extremely tinyअति सूक्ष्म
- menu (men + u) — a small, detailed list of foodमेन्यू, भोजन सूची
- mini (min + i) — very smallछोटा
- minibus (mini + bus) — a small busछोटी बस
- minimalism (min + imal + ism) — a style using very littleन्यूनतावाद
- administer (ad + minister) — to serve, manageप्रशासन करना