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Japão

Japão

(Inglese)

Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)

Frequenza

B2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ʒaˈpɐ̃w̃/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”). With obsolete forms with /j/ initials such as Iapam, possibly influenced by Cantonese 日本 (jat⁶ bun²), also from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).

Related words

Japao

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