kopek
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kopek
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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.
noun kopeks · copeck · kopeck · kopeika · kopejka · kopeyka
- 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.
- 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).
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noun one-hundredth of a ruble
| Español | copeca, cópec, kópek |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 코페이카 kopeika |
| 日本語 | コペイカ kopeika |
| 中文 | 戈比 gēbǐ |
| हिन्दी | कोपेक kopek |
| Português | copeque |
| Français | kopeck |
| Deutsch | Kopeke |
| Italiano | copeco, copeca |
| Ελληνικά | καπίκι kapíki |
| Română | copeică |
| Русский | копе́йка kopéjka |
| Tiếng Việt | cô pêch, cô-pêch, côpêch |
| العربية | كُوبِيك kubīk, كُوبِيك kōpek |
| עברית | קוֹפֵּקָה |
Talk about this word "kopek." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kopek. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kopek. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kopek "kopek." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kopek.Cite this
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title = {kopek},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kopek},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
