Jepaan

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Japan, from Dutch Japan or Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit-pwonX). Doublet of Nibbon̄.

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɛbʲɑːnʲ], (enunciated) [tʲɛbʲɑɑnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲɛpʲæɰænʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {jepahan}

Derived terms

Proper noun

Jepaan

  1. Japan

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