RPK

R1P3K5

proper noun

A Soviet 7.62×39mm cartridge light machine gun

OriginRussian РПК →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Soviet 7.62×39mm cartridge light machine gun

Origin

  1. RussianРПК
  2. EnglishRPK

Romanization of Russian РПК (RPK), which is an initialism of ручной пулемёт Калашникова (ručnoj pulemjót Kalašnikova, “Kalashnikov hand-held machine gun”).

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APA

RPK. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RPK

MLA

“RPK.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RPK. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “RPK,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RPK.

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