Pequim

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈkĩ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin Chinese: 北京

Cognate with Spanish: Pekín

Cognate with French: Pékin

Cognate with English: Peking

Cognate with Dutch: Peking

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.

Concepts

Beijing

Peking

Peiping

capital of Red China

Synonyms

Beijing

Translations

Pékin

Pekín

Pechino

Pekin

Peking

Pequín

Peking

Πεκίνο

بكين

Pekin

Pequin

Péking

Pechinum

Beijing

Beijing