Fookien

adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Fukien. Philippines, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Fukien. Philippines, alt-of, alternative

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fukien

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.

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