little finger
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little finger
Where it comes from
From Middle English litel fynger, from Old English lȳtel finger.
noun little fingers
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The outermost and smallest finger of the hand, next to the ring finger, farthest from the thumb.
Similar: auricular, digit V, ear finger, fifth digit, fourth finger, mercurial finger, pinkie, pinkie finger, baby finger, least finger, little finger, minimus
Translations
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noun outermost and smallest finger of the hand
| Español | dedo meñique de la mano, meñique de la mano, dedo auricular, meñique |
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| 한국어 | 소지 soji, 새끼손가락 saekkison'garak |
| 日本語 | 小指 koyubi |
| 中文 | 小指 xiǎozhǐ, 小拇指 xiǎomǔzhǐ, 小拇哥 xiǎomǔgē, 小手指 xiǎoshǒuzhǐ, 尾指 wěizhǐ |
| हिन्दी | कानी उँगली kānī uṅglī, कानी kānī, छिगुनी chigunī, कनिष्ठिका kaniṣṭhikā, कनिष्ठा kaniṣṭhā |
| Kiswahili | kidole cha mwisho |
| Português | dedo mínimo, mínimo, dedo auricular, mindinho, minguinho, mendinho |
| Français | petit doigt, auriculaire |
| Deutsch | kleiner Finger |
| Italiano | mignolo, dito mignolo |
| Ελληνικά | μικρός mikrós |
| Română | deget mic |
| Русский | мизи́нец mizínec |
| Tiếng Việt | ngón út, ngón tay út |
| العربية | خِنْصِر ḵinṣir |
| עברית | זרת zéret |
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