sīknauda

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See also: sīknaudā

Latvian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From sīka (small, tiny) +‎ nauda (money).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

sīknauda f (4th declension)

  1. small change (small amount of money, usually coins)
    saņemt sīknauduto get small change
    sauja sīknaudasa handful of change
    izmainīt, samainīt latu sīknaudāto change, to break one lats into small change
    meitenes pirksti ilgi un drudžaini meklēja maciņā sīknaudu... dažas monētas izkrita un aizripoja pa ietvithe girl's fingers frantically searched for a while in the little small change purse... a few coins fell out and rolled on the sidewalk

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