tinsensi
Sranan Tongo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of tin (“ten”) + sensi (“cent”).
Noun
[edit]tinsensi
- (numismatics) dime (a coin worth 10 cents)
- 1913, Jac. van Ginneken, Handboek der Nederlandsche taal. Deel 1. De sociologische structuur der Nederlandsche taal [Handbook of the Dutch language. Part 1. The sociological structure of the Dutch language][1], Nijmegen: L.C.G. Malmberg, page 269:
- Mi sa gi joe aiti drisren nanga vijfi tiensensi.
- [Mi sa gi yu aiti drisren nanga feifi tinsensi.]
- I'll give you eight quarters and five dimes.