Nankin

Nankin

1. Obsolete form of Nanking. Synonym of Nanjing
   • 1872, C. M. Brown, L. Gates, Scissors and Yardstick‎, Hartford, Conn., page 44:

     NANKEEN
     A cotton fabric, of firm texture, woven plain. It is made principally at Nankin, China, from which place it derives its name.

   • 1922 December, “Dr. Mary B. Treudley to Edit Magazine”, in Ohio University Bulletin‎, volume XVIII, number 29, Athens, Ohio, page 5:

     Dr. Treudley will assist in the editing of the magazine until August, 1923, when she leaves for Nankin, China, to teach in Ginling College.

• “Nankin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• Nan-King (obsolete)

Borrowed from Mandarin 南京 (Nánjīng), based on the Nanjing accent. Also see Tonkin and Pékin (“Beijing”).

• IPA^(key): /nɑ̃.kɛ̃/, /nan.kin/

Nankin f

1. Nanjing (the capital city of Jiangsu, China)

Nankin

1. Rōmaji transcription of なんきん
2. Rōmaji transcription of ナンキン