Hapon

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See also: hapon

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japan (a country in East Asia)
    Synonym: (obsolete) Sapon

Noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japanese (person)
    Synonyms: Hapones, (feminine) Haponesa, (obsolete) Sapon
    Dumating ang mga turistang Hapon ngayong hapon.
    The Japanese tourists arrived this afternoon.
  2. Japanese (language)
    Synonyms: Hapones, Nihongo, (obsolete) Sapon

Derived terms

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Adjective

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japanese (pertaining to Japan)
    Synonym: Hapones

Further reading

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