Hapon

See also: hapon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Japón (“Japan”), from Portuguese Japão, from either or both:

• Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, “sun origin”).
• Indonesian Malay Jepang, from Teochew 日本 (Ji̍k-púng), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, “sun origin”).

Doublet of Sapon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈpon/ [hɐˈpon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Ha‧pon

Proper noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Japan (a country in East Asia)

   Synonym: (obsolete) Sapon

Noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Japanese (person)

   Synonyms: Hapones, (feminine) Haponesa, (obsolete) Sapon

   Dumating ang mga turistang Hapon ngayong hapon.

   The Japanese tourists arrived this afternoon.

2. Japanese (language)

   Synonyms: Hapones, Nihongo, (obsolete) Sapon

Derived terms

• Hapunin
• Hukbalahap
• mag-Hapon

 

Related terms

• Hapones

 

See also

• hapon

Adjective

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Japanese (pertaining to Japan)

Further reading

• “Hapon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018