kopek
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian копе́йка (kopéjka), from копьё (kopʹjó, “spear”) (from the image of a rider with a spear on the coins minted by Moscow after the capture of Novgorod in 1478).
Noun
kopek (plural kopeks)
- A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
- A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.
Usage notes
Kopek is the favored spelling used by the Moscow Times, whereas some English dictionaries prefer kopeck.
Translations
one-hundredth of a ruble
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See also
Spanish
Noun
kopek m (plural kopeks)