ܝܦܢ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

ܝܦܢ
ܐܬܐ ܕܝܦܢ

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (MC nyit pwonX, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ja.panː]

Proper noun[edit]

ܝܲܦܵܢ (yappānf

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago in Far East Asia)
    Synonyms: (obsolete) ܝܲܦܘܿܢ (yapōn), (archaic) ܝܲܦܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ (yapōnīyā)

Derived terms[edit]