Pekín
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), reinforced by Postal Romanization from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.[1] Compare Portuguese Pequim, English Peking, Tagalog Peking.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPekín ?
- Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)
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editDerived terms
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editCategories:
- Spanish terms borrowed from Mandarin
- Spanish terms derived from Mandarin
- Spanish terms borrowed from Postal Romanization
- Spanish terms derived from Postal Romanization
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/in
- Rhymes:Spanish/in/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with K
- es:Beijing
- es:Municipalities of China
- es:Cities in China
- es:National capitals
- es:Places in China
- Spanish exonyms