the basic monetary unit of Ukraine
Origin of hryvnia
Ukrainianhryvnia
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hryvnia
noun
Origin of hryvnia
Ukrainian probably from Russian grivnya variant of grivna pendant worn from the neck, obsolete unit of currency in medieval Russia from griva maneTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Usage notes
Sometimes the native Ukrainian plural forms are used: the nominative hryvni for amounts of 2–4, or the genetive hryven or hryven' for 5 or more (from гривні (hryvni) and гривень (hryvenʹ)).
Origin
From Ukrainian гривня (hrývnja)
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hryvnia - Investment & Finance Definition
The currency unit of Ukraine, comprised of 100 kopiykas.
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