ဂျပန်

See also: ဂျပါန်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Japan, from Portuguese Japão or Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဂျ'ပန်
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑəpàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: gya.pan • ALA-LC: gyapanʻ • BGN/PCGN: gyăpan • Okell: jăpañ

Proper noun

ဂျပန် • (gya.pan)

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
    ဂျပန်နိုင်ငံ ― gya.pannuingngam ― Japan (country)
  2. (relational) Japan; Japanese
    ဂျပန်စာ ― gya.panca ― Japanese language (written)
    ဂျပန်ဘာသာ ― gya.panbhasa ― Japanese language
    ဂျပန်စကား ― gya.panca.ka: ― Japanese language
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