# kopek

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
2. A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.
3. A kapiejka: a Belarusian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble (rubel).

## Etymology
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 kopeika, kopiyka, and kapeek.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kopek