ญี่ปุ่น

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Thai

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Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún, Japan; Japanese). Compare Hakka 日本 (Ngi̍t-pún).

Compare Lao ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ (nyī pun), Northern Thai ᨬᩦ᩵ᨸᩩ᩵ᩁ.

Pronunciation

Orthographicญี่ปุ่น
ɲ ī ˋ p u ˋ n
Phonemic
ยี่-ปุ่น
y ī ˋ – p u ˋ n
RomanizationPaiboonyîi-bpùn
Royal Instituteyi-pun
(standard) IPA(key)/jiː˥˩.pun˨˩/(R)
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Proper noun

ญี่ปุ่น (yîi-bpùn)

  1. (ประเทศ~) Japan (a country in Asia)
    (ภาษา~) Japanese language.
    (คน~, ชาว~) Japanese person.

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