ᎤᏍᏗ
usdi
The Cherokee word for small is ᎤᏍᏗ (usdi).
The word ᎤᏍᏗ is an adjective used to describe something that is not large in size or scale.
Meaning: not large (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
usdi
Did you know?
- Cherokee is a polysynthetic language, meaning a single complex word can act as a whole sentence. A word containing the root for ᎤᏍᏗ might also include the subject and the action.
- The Cherokee syllabary, used to write ᎤᏍᏗ, was invented by Sequoyah around 1821. Unlike English letters, each character represents a whole syllable rather than a single sound.
- Cherokee words often change based on whether the object is animate or inanimate. While ᎤᏍᏗ describes size, other modifiers around it will change depending on if the 'small' thing is a stone or a bird.
Example sentences for Cherokee are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two people are looking at a puppy.
- AᎤᏍᏗ 🐕 ᎢᏳᏓ!usdi dagi iyuda!It is a small dog!
- BᎰᏩ, ᎤᏍᏗ 🐕 ᎢᏳᏓ.howa, usdi dagi iyuda.Yes, it is a small dog.
- AᎠᏓᏓᏅᏓ 🐕 ᎢᏳᏓ?adadanvda dagi iyuda?Is it a baby dog?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “small” translations and entries ᎤᏍᏗ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
