karbovanets

English

Etymology

Ukrainian карбованець (karbovanecʹ)

Noun

karbovanets (plural karbovanets)

1. The monetary unit of Ukraine from 1917 to 1920, 1942 to 1945, and 1991 to 1996.

Usage notes

The monetary unit of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, the ruble, was also called karbovanets in Ukrainian.