English Explanatory Dictionary

Nanking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Nanjing.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of nank

Pronunciation

nǎnʹkǐngʹ /nænˈkɪŋ/ /nɑnˈkɪŋ/

Word forms

Nanking

Etymology

From the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 南京, reinforced by Postal Romanization from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].

Derived words

nankeen nankeen heron nankeen kestrel nankeen night heron Nankingese
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