Pékin
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Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.[1] Doublet of Beijing. Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, English Peking, Dutch Peking. See also Tonkin and Nankin (“Nanjing”).
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Proper noun
Pékin m
- Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)
- Synonym: Beijing
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