Пекин

See also: Пекін

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛˈkin]

Proper noun

Пеки́н • (Pekínm

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

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.[1] Compare Portuguese Pequim, Spanish Pekín, Dutch Peking, English Peking, French Pékin, German Peking.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈkʲin]

Proper noun

Пеки́н • (Pekínm inan (genitive Пеки́на, relational adjective пеки́нский)

  1. Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)
    Synonym: (rare, standard transliteration) Бэйцзи́н (Bɛjczín)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: Պեկին (Pekin)

See also

References

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