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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

  1. (Philippines, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of Fukien.
    alt 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

  1. (Philippines, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Fukien.
    alt of Fukien

wikipedia: Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca)