markka
[
mah
r
k
-kah]
/ˈmɑrk kɑ/
noun
,
plural
markkaa
[
mah
r
k
-kah]
/ˈmɑrk kɑ/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
a cupronickel or bronze coin and monetary unit of Finland until the
euro
was adopted, equal to 100 pennia; finmark.
Abbreviation:
F.Mk., M.
Origin
1900-05;
<
Finnish
<
German
Mark;
see
mark
2
British Dictionary definitions for
markka
markka
/
ˈmɑːkɑː;
-kə
/
noun
(
pl
)
-kaa
(
-kɑː
)
1.
the former standard monetary unit of Finland, divided into 100 penniä; replaced by the euro in 2002
Word Origin
Finnish. See
mark
²