English
japonaise
Japonaise comes from French japonais ‘the Japanese language’, and goes back to Hokkien 日本.
- Hokkienmodern日本Ji̍t-pún
- MalaymodernJepang‘Japanese’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentJapão
- Frenchc. 1600–presentJapon‘Japan’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentjaponaisas japonaise‘the Japanese language’literally ‘Japanese’
- Englishtodayjaponaise
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern日本Ji̍t-pún
- MalaymodernJepang‘Japanese’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentJapão
- Frenchc. 1600–presentJapon‘Japan’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentjaponaisas japonaise‘the Japanese language’literally ‘Japanese’
- Englishtodayjaponaise
Every English word from Hokkien 日本
Today it means
noun A kind of almond meringue dessert.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 日本 / japonaise