Gjapon

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • Giapon, Giappon, Japon (Western orthographies)
  • Giapù (Eastern orthographies)

Etymology

From French Japon, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwonX). Compare Italian Giappone, Piedmontese Giapon, Friulian Gjapon.

Pronunciation

  • (Milan, Western) IPA(key): /dʒaˈpon/, [dʒaˈpũː(ŋ)]
  • (Brescia, Eastern) IPA(key): /dʒaˈpon/, [dʒaˈpuː]

Proper noun

Gjapon m

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)

Derived terms

  • gjapones
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