Peking
Meaning
Beijing, Peking (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)
Concepts
Beijing
Peking
Peiping
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpeːkɪŋ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Compare Portuguese Pequim, Spanish Pekín, English Peking, French Pékin.
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