ܝܦܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
![](Images/wiktionary/LocationJapan.png.webp)
ܝܲܦܵܢ
![](Images/wiktionary/Flag_of_Japan.svg.png.webp)
ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܝܲܦܵܢ
Alternative forms
- ܝܲܦܘܿܢܝܼܵܐ (yāponiya) (obsolete)
Etymology
From Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Sinitic 日本, likely from an earlier stage of modern Cantonese 日本 (Jat6-bun2) or Min Nan 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (MC ȵiɪt̚ puənX, “sun origin”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ja.paːn]
Proper noun
ܝܲܦܵܢ (yāpan) f
- Japan: A country and archipelago in Far East Asia
Derived terms
- ܝܲܦܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yāpanaya, “Japanese”)
- ܝܵܘܢܝܼܬ (yāpanīt, “Japanese (language)”)