kopek
kopek noun: a Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
Noun
kopek (plural kopeks)
- 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.2019 May 14, “Russia stops minting kopeks”, in Invest Foresight
- A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.
- A kapeyka: a Belarusian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble (rubel).
kopek meaning in Hindi, Pashto, Tagalog and Arabic
kopek in Hindi
- one-hundredth of a ruble
- कोपेक kopek
kopek in Pashto
- one-hundredth of a ruble
- کوپېک kopék
kopek in Tagalog
- one-hundredth of a ruble
- kopek
kopek in Arabic
- one-hundredth of a ruble
- كُوبِيك kubīk
More languagesFewer languages
- kopek in Persian
- کوپک kopek
- kopek in Vietnamese
- cô pêch, cô-pêch, côpêch
Forms of kopek
| plural | kopeks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | copeck |
| alternative form | kopeck |
| alternative form | kopeika |
| alternative form | kopejka |
| alternative form | kopeyka |
Origin of kopek
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 kapeyka and kopiyka.
Questions about kopek
- What does kopek mean?
- Kopek means a Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
- What is kopek in Hindi?
- Kopek in Hindi is कोपेक (kopek). See Kopek meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kopek?
- Kopek is a noun.
- What is the plural of kopek?
- The plural of kopek is kopeks.
Words near kopek in the dictionary
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