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

markka (plural markkas or markkaa)

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

 

 

From Proto-Finnic *markka, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] or directly from Proto-Germanic *marką.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrkːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rkːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mark‧ka

markka

1. former Finnish currency: markka, (Finnish) mark (abbreviations mk, FIM)

   sata markkaa

   one hundred marks

   Kynät maksavat markan kappale.

   The pens cost one markka each.

2. mark (a currency used in many European countries, notably Germany and Finland; currently in use only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see: convertible mark)
3. Ellipsis of Saksan markka or saksanmarkka.
4. a one-mark coin or note (see markanraha)
5. (historical) unit of measure for weight equivalent to half a Scandinavian pound or 212.56 grams
6. (informal, in the plural) money or wealth
7. (slang) hundred, especially of speed

• (coin or note): markanraha
• (money): raha
• (wealth): varallisuus, varat

• Saksan markka
• vaihdettava markka
• vanha markka

• “markka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

markka f (plural markkas)

1. Alternative spelling of marca (Finnish currency)