Pequim

Portuguese

Pequim

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Doublet of Beijing. Compare Spanish Pekín, French Pékin, English Peking, Dutch Peking.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈkĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈkĩ/

• Hyphenation: Pe‧quim

Proper noun

Pequim

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

   Synonym: Beijing

Derived terms

• pequinês

Anagrams

• piquem