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Fookien

English

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Etymology

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From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.[1] See also Foochow, Fooching, Soochow. Compare Spanish Fokien.

Proper noun

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Fookien

  1. (Philippines) Alternative form of Fukien

Adjective

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Fookien (not comparable)

  1. (Philippines) Alternative form of Fukien

References

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  1. ^ Kaske, Elisabeth (2008) The Politics of Language in Chinese Education, 1895–1919‎[1], Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV, →ISBN, page 52
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