Etymology

Japanesey

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Today it means: Somewhat Japanese; affecting a Japanese style. Full definition →

English Japanese ← Dutch Japan ← Malay Jepang
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The story

  1. Hokkien日本 (Ji̍t-pún)
  2. MalayJepang
  3. PortugueseJapão
  4. MalayJepang
  5. DutchJapan
  6. EnglishJapan
  7. EnglishJapanese
  8. English todayJapanesey

From Japanese + -y.

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