shallow

Etymology
From ; apparently related to 🇨🇬,, , , from 🇨🇬, from , from. Related to 🇨🇬. See also.

Adjective

 * 1) Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
 * 2) Extending not far downward.
 * 3) Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
 * 4) Lacking interest or substance.
 * 5) Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
 * 6)  Not deep in tone.
 * 7)  Not far forward, close to the net.
 * 8)  Not steep; close to horizontal.
 * 1) Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
 * 2)  Not deep in tone.
 * 3)  Not far forward, close to the net.
 * 4)  Not steep; close to horizontal.
 * 1)  Not deep in tone.
 * 2)  Not far forward, close to the net.
 * 3)  Not steep; close to horizontal.
 * 1)  Not far forward, close to the net.
 * 2)  Not steep; close to horizontal.
 * 1)  Not steep; close to horizontal.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: ضَحِل
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: һай
 * Basque:
 * Belarusian: ме́лкі, неглыбо́кі
 * Bikol Central:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, poc profund,
 * Cebuano: mabaw
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: bas
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: malprofunda
 * Even: арбукун
 * Evenki: арба
 * Finnish:, , syvyydeltään kapea, syvyyssuunnassa kapea
 * French: peu profond,
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: მარჩხობი, წყალმარჩხი
 * German: ;, untief
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βροχθώδης
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ingrian: matala
 * Interlingua: pauco profunde
 * Irish: éadomhain, tanaí
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Komi-Zyrian: ляпкыдін, лажмыдик
 * Korean:
 * Latgalian: seklys
 * Latin: vadōsus
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: seklus
 * Macedonian: плиток
 * Manchu: ᠮᡳᠴᡳᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ
 * Mansaka: mababaw
 * Manx: aaghowin
 * Maori: kōranga, kirimoko, pāhakehake , pākihikihi , koraha , pāpaku
 * Maranao: mababaw
 * Mari:
 * Eastern Mari: куакш, таляка, изи
 * Western Mari: коаш
 * Nanai: харба
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, ,
 * Nynorsk: flat, låg, grunn
 * Occitan: superficial
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Cyrillic: мѣлъкъ
 * Old English: undēop
 * Persian:, ,
 * Plautdietsch: flak
 * Polish:, niegłęboki,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Quechua: ch'aqcha
 * Romanian:, puțin adânc
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: eu-domhainn
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: пли́так
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: plytký
 * Slovene: plitev
 * Spanish: poco profundo,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: mababaw
 * Thai:
 * Tocharian B: tparṣke
 * Turkish:
 * Turkmen: ýasy, tekiz
 * Udmurt: куаси, лазег
 * Ukrainian: мілки́й, неглибо́кий, плитки́й
 * Veps: madal
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Welsh:
 * Western Bukidnon Manobo: mevavew
 * Zazaki: qam


 * Armenian:
 * Bashkir: һай
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: bas
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, , fladvandet ,  , grundet
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: peu profond
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: éadomhain, tanaí
 * Italian: poco profondo
 * Latvian:
 * Macedonian: плиток
 * Manx: aaghowin
 * Maori: pāpaku, pakiranga , pākihikihi
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: grunn
 * Plautdietsch: flak
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: eu-domhainn
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: мілки́й
 * Veps: madal
 * Welsh:
 * Zazaki: qam


 * Belarusian: паве́рхневы, павярхо́ўны
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: overfladisk
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ზედაპირული, წვრილმანი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: површен
 * Maori: ngākau pāpaku
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, overflatisk
 * Nynorsk: overflatisk
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: eu-domhainn, faoin
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: поверхне́вий, неглибо́кий, зо́внішній
 * Zazaki: çelqam


 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: åndsforladt
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ზედაპირული
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: површен
 * Maori: ngākau pāpaku
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, overflatisk
 * Nynorsk: overflatisk
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: faoin, eu-domhainn
 * Spanish:, desinteresante
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: поверхо́вий, неглибо́кий, побі́жний


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * Maori: whakaaroiti, mōhio ngutu, ngākau pāpaku


 * Dutch: (1, 2),  (3, 4)
 * Italian: (1, 2);  (3)
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish: (1, 2);  (3, 4)
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: (2, 3, 4)

Noun

 * 1) A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
 * The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.
 * 1) A fish, the rudd.
 * 2)  A costermonger's barrow.
 * 1) A fish, the rudd.
 * 2)  A costermonger's barrow.
 * 1) A fish, the rudd.
 * 2)  A costermonger's barrow.

Usage notes

 * Usually used in the plural form.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:
 * Alemannic German: Gelungg
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: τέναγος
 * Hebrew:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 川瀬
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: плитак
 * Maori: pāti, mitimiti
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: tanalachd
 * Spanish:, bajofondo
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: мілина́
 * Zazaki: qam

Verb

 * 1)  To make or become less deep.