See also: hapon

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Japón (Japan), from Portuguese Japão, from either or both:

Doublet of Sapon.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Ha‧pon
  • IPA(key): /haˈpon/, [hɐˈpon]

Proper noun edit

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japan (a country in East Asia)
    Synonym: (obsolete) Sapon

Noun edit

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japanese (person)
    Synonyms: Hapones, (feminine) Haponesa, (obsolete) Sapon
    Dumating ang mga turistang Hapon ngayong hapon.
    The Japanese tourists arrived this afternoon.
  2. Japanese (language)
    Synonyms: Hapones, Nihongo, (obsolete) Sapon

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Adjective edit

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Japanese (pertaining to Japan)

Further reading edit

  • Hapon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018