Jepun

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Jepang

Etymology

From Malay Jepun (“Japan”), from Min Nan 日本 (Ji̍t-pún, “Japan”). Doublet of Jepang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəpʊn/
Hyphenation: jê‧pun

Proper noun

Jêpun

(obsolete) Japan (country in Asia)
(obsolete) Japanese (ethnic group)
(obsolete) Japanese (language)

Adjective

Jêpun

(obsolete) Japanese (pertaining to ethnic group or language)

Further reading

“Jepun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

Jepang: Indonesian Malay, standard Indonesian

Etymology

From Min Nan 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəpon/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəpʊn/
Rhymes: -əpon, -pon, -on

Proper noun

Jepun

Japan (country in Asia)
Japanese (ethnic group)
Japanese (language)

Adjective

Jepun

Japanese (pertaining to ethnic group or language)

Derived terms

jepunkan (“(transitive) to make something become Japanese”)
menjepunkan (“form of jepunkan”)
penjepunan (“japanisation”)
bahasa Jepun (“Japanese language”)
orang Jepun (“Japanese people”)

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