ܝܦܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܝܲܦܵܢ
ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܝܲܦܵܢ

Alternative forms
  • ܝܲܦܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ‎ (yāponiya) (obsolete)

Etymology

From Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Sinitic 日本 (Rìběn), likely from an earlier stage of modern Cantonese 日本 (Jat6-bun2) or Min Nan 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (MC ȵiɪt̚ puənX, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ja.paːn]

Proper noun

ܝܲܦܵܢ • (yāpan) f

  1. Japan: A country and archipelago in Far East Asia

Derived terms
  • ܝܲܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (yapānāyā, “Japanese”)
  • ܝܲܦܵܢܝܼܬ‎ (yapānīt, “Japanese (language)”)
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