उदयवर्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Possibly a calque of English Land of the Rising Sun, itself a calque of Japanese 日本 (にほん, Nihon, “Japan”). From उदय (uday, “sunrise”) +‎ वर्ष (varṣ, “land, country”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.d̪əj.ʋəɾʂ/, [ʊ.d̪ɐj.ʋɐɾʃ]

Proper noun

उदयवर्ष • (udayvarṣ) m

1. (formal, uncommon) Japan (a country in East Asia)

   Synonym: जापान (jāpān)

Declension

Declension of उदयवर्ष (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	उदयवर्ष udayvarṣ
oblique	उदयवर्ष udayvarṣ
vocative	उदयवर्ष udayvarṣ