No. 940 in Marathi
इव
Tiny; small.
In a sentence
मुलगा चिल्ल्या इवढा आहे.
The boy is as small as a mouse.
Here, 'इव' is used as a simile to convey small size.
त्याचं काम म्हणजे इवून भला पहाड झालाय.
His work is like becoming a mountain from a speck.
In this sentence, 'इव' indicates an originally insignificant thing being compared to a much larger outcome.
तिने इवलेसे अक्षर केले.
She wrote tiny letters.
Here, 'इवलेसे' derived from 'इव' suggests something tiny or small in nature.
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