Japón
Central Huasteca Nahuatl edit
Proper noun edit
Japón
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Japão, from either or both:
- Indonesian Malay Jepang, from Teochew 日本 (Ji̍k-púng), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puənX, “sun origin”).
- Malay Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puənX, “sun origin”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Japón m
Usage notes edit
- The definite article is optional when referring to Japan's exonym in Spanish (i.e. el Japón).
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Tagalog: Hapon
Further reading edit
- “Japón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014