markka

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noun

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

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Finnish mark
OriginFinnish markka ← German Mark →
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Meanings

nounmarkka (plural markkas or markkaa)

plural markkas · plural markkaa

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounformerly the basic unit of money in Finland

Similar
Finnish mark
Broader
Finnish monetary unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanMark
  2. Finnishmarkka
  3. Englishmarkka

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

More words from Finnish, German

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 馬克 /马克
  • 馬克 /马克 (mǎkè)unit of currency
Finnish markka
  • markkaunit of currency
German Finnische Mark, Finnmark
  • Finnische Markunit of currency
  • Finnmarkunit of currency
  • Markunit of currency
Japanese マルッカ
  • マルッカ (marukka)unit of currency
Polish marka
  • markaunit of currency
Russian ма́рка
  • ма́рка (márka)unit of currency
Swedish mark
  • markunit of currency
Cite this entry
APA

markka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/markka

MLA

“markka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/markka. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “markka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/markka.

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