Giappone
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French Japon, from either or both Dutch Japan and/or 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
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒapˈpo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: Giap‧pó‧ne
Proper noun
Giappone m
- Japan
- Synonyms: Cipango (archaic), Jipangu (obsolete), Paese del Sol Levante (literally “Land of the Rising Sun”) (periphrasis)
Derived terms
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