japon

See also: Japon, japón, and Japón

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ja‧pon

Adverb

japon

  1. eye dialect spelling of gihapon

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of japonse rok, in reference to Japan. The word was subsequently influenced by French jupon, which has influenced the Belgian pronunciation.

Pronunciation
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /jaːˈpɔn/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ʒaːˈpɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ja‧pon
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

japon m (plural japonnen, diminutive japonnetje n)

  1. A gown, a robe, a dress.
    Synonym: jurk
    Haar japon van lichte mousseline, ietwat doorzichtig (dat was toen mode) liet de mannen niet onverschillig.
    Her slightly see-through muslin dress (the fashion of the day) didn’t leave men indifferent.
    De makers hebben in totaal 248 handgemaakte strikken op de japon aangebracht.
    The makers sewed a total of 248 hand-made ribbons onto the dress.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: japon
  • Negerhollands: japoenje, japuen
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: yápon
  • → Sranan Tongo: yapon
    • → Aukan: yapon
    • → Caribbean Javanese: yapung
    • → Saramaccan: japó
  • → West Frisian: japon

French

Pronunciation
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Noun

japon m (uncountable)

  1. japanware
  2. Japanese porcelain

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French japon.

Noun

japon n (uncountable)

  1. japanware (porcelain or silk)

Declension
declension of japon (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) japon japonul
genitive/dative (unui) japon japonului
vocative japonule
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