Japan in Serbo-Croatian

IPA: /jǎpaːn/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|sh|de|Japan}} German Japan, {{der|sh|nl|Japan}} Dutch Japan, {{der|sh|ms|Jepang}} Malay Jepang, {{der|sh|nan-hbl|日本|tr=Ji̍t-pún}} Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), {{der|sh|ltc|日本|lit=sun origin}} Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”) Head templates: {{sh-proper noun|g=m|head=Jàpān}} Jàpān m (Cyrillic spelling Ја̀па̄н) Inflection templates: {{sh-decl-noun-unc|Japan|Japana|Japanu|Japan|Japane|Japanu|Japanom}} Forms: Jàpān [canonical, masculine], Ја̀па̄н [Cyrillic], no-table-tags [table-tags], Japan [nominative, singular], Japana [genitive, singular], Japanu [dative, singular], Japan [accusative, singular], Japane [singular, vocative], Japanu [locative, singular], Japanom [instrumental, singular]

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Japan"
      },
      "expansion": "German Japan",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "Japan"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch Japan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "Jepang"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay Jepang",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "日本",
        "tr": "Ji̍t-pún"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "日本",
        "lit": "sun origin"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Jàpān",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ја̀па̄н",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sh-decl-noun-unc\n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japanu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japanu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japanom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "Jàpān"
      },
      "expansion": "Jàpān m (Cyrillic spelling Ја̀па̄н)",
      "name": "sh-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ja‧pan"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Japan",
        "2": "Japana",
        "3": "Japanu",
        "4": "Japan",
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        "6": "Japanu",
        "7": "Japanom"
      },
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  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 15 entries",
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian exonyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Countries in Asia",
          "orig": "sh:Countries in Asia",
          "parents": [
            "Countries",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "sh:Islands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Japan",
          "orig": "sh:Japan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Japan-sh-name-T0tVHi6n",
      "links": [
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan#English:_Q17"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jǎpaːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Japan"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Japan"
      },
      "expansion": "German Japan",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "Japan"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch Japan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "Jepang"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay Jepang",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "日本",
        "tr": "Ji̍t-pún"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "日本",
        "lit": "sun origin"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Jàpān",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ја̀па̄н",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sh-decl-noun-unc\n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japanu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japane",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japanu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Japanom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "Jàpān"
      },
      "expansion": "Jàpān m (Cyrillic spelling Ја̀па̄н)",
      "name": "sh-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ja‧pan"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Japan",
        "2": "Japana",
        "3": "Japanu",
        "4": "Japan",
        "5": "Japane",
        "6": "Japanu",
        "7": "Japanom"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 15 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Serbo-Croatian exonyms",
        "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
        "Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns",
        "Serbo-Croatian proper nouns",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from German",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Dutch",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from German",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Hokkien",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Malay",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Middle Chinese",
        "sh:Countries in Asia",
        "sh:Islands",
        "sh:Japan"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Japan",
          "Japan#English:_Q17"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "East Asia",
          "East Asia#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jǎpaːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Japan"
}

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