Japón
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Japón
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese Japão, from either or both:
- Indonesian Malay Jepang, from Teochew 日本 (Ji̍k-púng), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puənX, “sun origin”).
- Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puənX, “sun origin”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Japón m
Usage notes[edit]
- The definite article is optional when referring to Japan's exonym in Spanish (i.e. el Japón).
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Tagalog: Hapon
Further reading[edit]
- “Japón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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