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santim

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
san-tim
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subunit of Latvian currency. 100 santims equal a lat.

noun

A subunit of Moroccan currency. 100 santims equal a dirham.

noun

A subunit of Ethiopian currency. 100 santims equal a birr.

Etymology

From Latvian santīms, from French centime. Doublet of centim, centime, and centimo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: santīms, centime, سَنْتِيم, ሳንቲም

Inflected Forms

santims (plural) santimi (plural) santimu (plural) santimat (plural)

Questions

What does santim mean?
A subunit of Latvian currency. 100 santims equal a lat.
Where does santim come from?
It is traced to French.

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