Pequim

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Betekenis (Engels)

Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)

Sinonieme

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/peˈkĩ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Beijing. Compare Spanish Pekín, French Pékin, English Peking, Dutch Peking.

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