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Kopek

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.

    "The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012, the regulatory body stopped minting one-kopek and five-kopek coins. In 2018, the Central Bank stopped minting kopeks completely and now mints only ruble coins."

  2. 2
    100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia wordnet
  3. 3
    A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.
  4. 4
    A kapiejka: a Belarusian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble (rubel).

Etymology

Borrowed from 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). Doublet of kopeika, kopiyka, and kapeek.

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