"likkle" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪkl/
Etymology: From English little. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|little}} English little Head templates: {{head|jam|adjective|head=likkle}} likkle, {{jam-adj}} likkle
  1. little, small
    Sense id: en-likkle-jam-adj-JkIMO~ub
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lickkle, lickle, little

Determiner

IPA: /ˈlɪkl/
Etymology: From English little. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|little}} English little Head templates: {{head|jam|determiner}} likkle, {{jam-det}} likkle
  1. a little, some
    Sense id: en-likkle-jam-det-gXliczwt Categories (other): Jamaican Creole determiners, Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole determiners: 35 65 Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lickkle, lickle, little

Download JSON data for likkle meaning in Jamaican Creole (2.9kB)

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          "english": "That one's too small. Give me another one.",
          "text": "Da one deh too likkle. Gimme wan nex' one.",
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          "ref": "1989, Charles Hyatt, When Me was a Boy, page 23",
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          "english": "Ms. T, may I have some flour?",
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          "english": "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. […]",
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          "text": "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. […]",
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        {
          "english": "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. […]",
          "ref": "2019, Curdella Forbes, A Tall History of Sugar",
          "text": "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. […]",
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