ܝܦܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (MC nyit pwonX, “sun origin”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editܝܲܦܵܢ • (yappān) f
- Japan (a country and archipelago in Far East Asia)
- Synonyms: (obsolete) ܝܲܦܘܿܢ (yapōn), (archaic) ܝܲܦܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ (yapōnīyā)
Derived terms
editCategories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Portuguese
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Malay
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Hokkien
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic proper nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic feminine nouns
- aii:Japan
- aii:Countries in Asia
- aii:Countries