Hapon

See also: hapon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Japón (“Japan”), from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, “sun origin”). Doublet of Sapon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈpon/ [hɐˈpon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Ha‧pon

Proper noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)

   Synonym: (obsolete) Sapon

2. Japanese (language)

   Synonyms: Hapones, Nihongo, (obsolete) Sapon

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia (Latin script): mga bansa sa Asya (appendix)edit

• Apganistan
• Armenya ~ Armenia
• Aserbayan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Biyetnam
• Brunei ~ Brunay
• Ehipto
• Emiratos Arabes Unidos
• Hapon
• Heorhiya
• Hilagang Korea
• Indiya
• Indonesya ~ Indonesia
• Irak
• Iran
• Israel
• Jordan
• Kambodya
• Kazakhstan
• Kirgistan
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Libano, Lebanon
• Malasya, Malaysia
• Maldibas, Maldives
• Mongolya ~ Mongolia
• Myanmar, Birmanya
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestina
• Pilipinas
• Qatar
• Rusya
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapura
• Sirya ~ Siria
• Sri Lanka
• Tayikistan ~ Tajikistan
• Taylandiya
• Taywan
• Timog Korea
• Timor-Leste, Silangang Timor
• Tsina
• Tsipre
• Turkiya
• Turkmenistan
• Usbekistan
• Yemen

Derived terms

• Hapunin
• Hukbalahap
• mag-Hapon

Related terms

• Hapones
• papel de hapon

See also

• hapon

Noun

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Japanese (native or inhabitant of Japan)

   Synonyms: Hapones, (feminine) Haponesa, (obsolete) Sapon

   Dumating ang mga turistang Hapon ngayong hapon.

   The Japanese tourists arrived this afternoon.

Adjective

Hapón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Japanese (of, from or relating to Japan)

   Synonym: Hapones

Derived terms

• rosas-hapon

Further reading

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