Jepaan
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Japan, from Dutch Japan or Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit-pwonX). Doublet of Nibbon̄.
Pronunciation edit
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɛbʲɑːnʲ], (enunciated) [tʲɛbʲɑɑnʲ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲɛpʲæɰænʲ/
- Bender phonemes: {jepahan}
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Jepaan