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Peking

(Inglese)

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

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
[ˈpeːkɪŋ]
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

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

Related words

Beijing

Hauptstadt von China

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