Hapon

See also: hapon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Japón (“Japan”), from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwonX, “sun origin”). Doublet of Sapon.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /haˈpon/ [hɐˈpon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: Ha‧pon

Proper noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
    Synonym: (obsolete) Sapon
  2. Japanese (language)
    Synonyms: Hapones, Nihongo, (obsolete) Sapon

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia (Latin script): mga bansa sa Asya (appendix)edit

Derived terms

See also

Noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japanese (native or inhabitant of Japan)
    Synonyms: Hapones, (feminine) Haponesa, (obsolete) Sapon
    Dumating ang mga turistang Hapon ngayong hapon.
    The Japanese tourists arrived this afternoon.

Adjective

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japanese (of, from or relating to Japan)
    Synonym: Hapones

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Hapon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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