ܝܦܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (MC nyit pwonX, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ja.panː]

Proper noun

ܝܲܦܵܢ • (yappān) f

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
    Synonyms: (obsolete) ܝܲܦܘܿܢ (yapōn), (archaic) ܝܲܦܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ (yapōnīyā)

Derived terms

  • ܝܲܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yappānāyā, “Japanese”)
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