Fookien

English

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.[1] See also Foochow, Fooching, Soochow. Compare Spanish Fokien.

Proper noun

Fookien

  1. (Philippines) Alternative form of Fukien.

Adjective

Fookien (not comparable)

  1. (Philippines) Alternative form of Fukien.

References

  1. ^ Kaske, Elisabeth (2008) The Politics of Language in Chinese Education, 1895–1919‎[1], Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV, →ISBN, page 52
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