Jepun

See also: jepun

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Jepang

Etymology

From Malay Jepun (“Japan”), from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún, “Japan”). Doublet of Jepang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəpʊn/
• Hyphenation: jê‧pun

Proper noun

Jêpun

1. (obsolete) Japan (country in Asia)
2. (obsolete) Japanese (ethnic group)
3. (obsolete) Japanese (language)

Adjective

Jêpun

1. (obsolete) Japanese (pertaining to ethnic group or language)

Further reading

• “Jepun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəpun/, [d͡ʒəpon]
• Rhymes: -pun, -un
• Hyphenation: je‧pun

Proper noun

Jepun (Jawi spelling جڤون)

1. Japan (country in Asia)
2. Japanese (ethnic group)
3. Japanese (language)

Adjective

Jepun (Jawi spelling جڤون)

1. Japanese (pertaining to ethnic group or language)

Affixations

• dijepunkan
• jepunkan
• menjepunkan
• penjepunan

 

Compounds

• bahasa Jepun
• orang Jepun

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: Jepun
• → Dutch: Japan
• → Portuguese: Japão (see there for further descendants)

See also

• jepun