n.
Pronunciation: ' mär- ˌ kä
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mark · kaa \ ' mär- ˌ kä \ also mark · kas \ - ˌ käz \
Etymology: Finnish, from Swedish mark, a unit of value; akin to Old Norse m ỏ rk mark
Date: 1894
: the basic monetary unit of Finland from 1917 to 2001