See also: nankin

English

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Proper noun

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Nankin

  1. Obsolete form of Nanking. Synonym of Nanjing
    • 1872, C. M. Brown, L. Gates, Scissors and Yardstick[2], Hartford, Conn., page 44:
      NANKEEN
      A cotton fabric, of firm texture, woven plain. It is made principally at Nankin, China, from which place it derives its name.
    • 1922 December, “Dr. Mary B. Treudley to Edit Magazine”, in Ohio University Bulletin[3], volume XVIII, number 29, Athens, Ohio, page 5:
      Dr. Treudley will assist in the editing of the magazine until August, 1923, when she leaves for Nankin, China, to teach in Ginling College.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng), based on the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.[1] Also see Tonkin and Pékin (Beijing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɑ̃.kɛ̃/, /nan.kin/

Proper noun

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Nankin f

  1. Nanjing (the capital city of Jiangsu, China)

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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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Nankin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of なんきん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ナンキン