Hapon

See also: hapon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Japón (“Japan”), from Dutch Japan or Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Sinitic 日本 (Rìběn), likely from an earlier stage of modern Cantonese 日本 (Jat6-bun2), Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), or Teochew 日本 (rig8 bung2), from Middle Chinese 日本 (MC ȵiɪt̚ puənX, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ha‧pon
  • IPA(key): /haˈpon/, [hɐˈpon]

Proper noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japan (a country in East Asia)

Noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

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

Derived terms
  • Hapunin
  • mag-Hapon

Adjective

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japanese (pertaining to Japan)

See also
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