Jepun

See also: jepun

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Jepang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈpun/ [d͡ʒəˈpun]
• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: Je‧pun

Proper noun

Jêpun (obsolete)

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

Adjective

Jêpun (obsolete)

1. Japanese (of, from or relating to Japan)

Further reading

• “Jepun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• Jepang (historical, now chiefly Indonesia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈpon/ [d͡ʒəˈpon]

  Rhymes: -pon, -on

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈpun/ [d͡ʒəˈpun]

  Rhymes: -pun, -un

• Hyphenation: Je‧pun

Proper noun

Jepun (Jawi spelling جڤون)

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

Adjective

Jepun (Jawi spelling جڤون, comparative lebih Jepun, superlative paling Jepun)

1. Japanese (of, from or relating to Japan)

Affixations

• dijepunkan
• jepunkan
• menjepunkan
• penjepunan

Compounds

• bahasa Jepun
• orang Jepun

Descendants

• Indonesian: Jepun

See also

• jepun