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markka

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R K AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

formerly the basic unit of money in Finland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Finnish mark

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Finnish monetary unit

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish markka, from a Germanic language, likely German Mark. Doublet of mark.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬克 /马克 (mǎkè) — unit of currency
  • Finnish: markka — unit of currency
  • German: Finnische Mark — unit of currency
  • German: Finnmark — unit of currency
  • German: Mark — unit of currency
  • Japanese: マルッカ (marukka) — unit of currency
  • Polish: marka — unit of currency
  • Russian: ма́рка (márka) — unit of currency
  • Swedish: mark — unit of currency