Giappone

Corsican

Alternative forms

• Ghjappone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒapˈpɔnɛ/

Proper noun

Giappone m

1. Japan

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Japon, from either or both Dutch Japan and/or Portuguese Japão, from either or both:

• Indonesian Malay Jepang, from Teochew 日本 (rig⁸ bung²), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, “sun origin”).
• Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒapˈpo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: Giap‧pó‧ne

Proper noun

Giappone m

1. Japan

   Synonyms: Cipango (archaic), Jipangu (obsolete), Paese del Sol Levante (literally “Land of the Rising Sun”) (periphrasis)

Derived terms

• giapponese
• giapponeseria
• giapponesità
• giapponio
• giapponismo

 

Sardinian

Proper noun

Giappone m

1. Japan (a country in Asia)