(p. 1038) sbalpa very little; very few; only a little; only a few; a bit. ̃তা n. fewness. smallness, scantiness. ̃ব্যয়ে adv. at a low or small expense or cost; cheaply. ̃ভাষী a. speaking very little, parsimonious in speech; taciturn, reticent; reserved; curt, laconic. স্বল্পায়ু a. having a brief span of life, short-lived. স্বল্পাহারী a. subsisting on meagre or scanty meal or fare; abstemious. 15)