Jepaan
Marshallese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Japan, from Portuguese Japão or Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang / Jepun, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puənX). 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
Synonyms
[edit]References
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