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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Fookien en · ADJ
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. See also Foochow, Fooching, Soochow. Compare Spanish Fokien.
Meanings
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(Philippines, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of Fukien.
wikipedia: Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca)
Fookien en · PROPN
Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. See also Foochow, Fooching, Soochow. Compare Spanish Fokien.
Meanings
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(Philippines, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Fukien.
wikipedia: Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca)