japana

See also: Japana, Japána, Japāna, Japānā, and japāņa

Esperanto

Japana flago

Etymology

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Esperanto japano

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto japana

From japano (“Japanese person”) + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaˈpana/

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ja‧pa‧na

Adjective

japana (accusative singular japanan, plural japanaj, accusative plural japanajn)

1. Japanese (of or relating to Japan, the Japanese people, or the Japanese language)

   Hypernym: azia

2. (la japana) ellipsis of la japana lingvo (“the Japanese language”)

Derived terms

• japana lingvo (“Japanese language”)
• japanparola, japanparolanta (“Japanese-speaking”)
• japanparolanto (“a Japanese speaker”)

Related terms

• japane (“Japanese”)
• Japanio (“Japan”)