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Pechinum
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Latin
la:
Alternative forms
la Pēquīnum Pēkīnum
la Pēcīnum
la Pēchīnium
Etymology
la zh 北京. This version reflects spelling choices of the 17th century, with the various alternative spellings trying to keep the /k/ pronunciation based on the national reading variants of Ecclesiastical Latin.
Pronunciation
Pēchīnum no
Proper noun
Pēchīnum<2.loc>
la Q956 Beijing: la capital city c/China
la Pechinum caput Sinārum est. Beijing is the capital of China.
1573, Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum: Antuerpiae : Auctoris aere & cura impressum, absolutumq́ue apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth, 1573. The city is marked as "C. Paquin" on a map of China.
Declension
Pēchīnum<2.loc>
Derived terms
la pēkīnēnsis
la China Cities in China Beijing