Japon

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See also: japon, japón, and Japón

English

Alternative forms

Iapon

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 日本 (jat⁶ bun²).

Proper noun

Japon

Obsolete form of Japan.

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Japon

Japan (a country in Asia)

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Japon

Proper noun

Japon

Japan (a country in Asia)

French

Etymology

From either or both Dutch Japan and/or Portuguese Japão, from either or both:

Indonesian Malay Jepang, from Teochew 日本 (Ji̍k-púng), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, “sun origin”).
Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation

(Standard French) IPA^(key): /ʒa.pɔ̃/
Audio (file)
(Quebec) IPA^(key): /ʒa.pɔ̃/, /ʒɑ.pɔ̃/

Proper noun

Japon m

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)

Derived terms

Descendants

Haitian Creole: Japon
→ Italian: Giappone
→ Lombard: Gjapon
→ Norman: Japon
→ Persian: ژاپن (žâpon)
→ Rade: Za pô nê (via japonais)
→ Turkish: Japon
→ Venetian: Giapòn

See also

(countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

Lombard

Proper noun

Japon m

Alternative spelling of Gjapon (“Japan”)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French Japon.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Proper noun

Japon m

(Jersey) Japan

Occitan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒaˈpu/

Proper noun

Japon m

Japan

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Japon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒɑˈpon/,

Proper noun

Japon

A Japanese

Adjective

Japon (uncomparable)

Japanese, relating to Japan or Japaneses.

Synonyms

Japonyalı

Derived terms

Japonca

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