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markka

[ mahrk-kah ]

noun

, plural mark·kaa [mahrk, -kah].
  1. a cupronickel or bronze coin and monetary unit of Finland until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pennia; finmark. : F.Mk., M.


markka

/ -kə; ˈmɑːkɑː /

noun

  1. the former standard monetary unit of Finland, divided into 100 penniä; replaced by the euro in 2002


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Word History and Origins

Origin of markka1

1900–05; < Finnish < German Mark; mark 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of markka1

Finnish. See mark ²

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