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Post by Linalin on Feb 18, 2005 22:58:36 GMT -5
Have you ever wondered why Japan is called "Japan" instead of how natives of the country call it "Nihon" or "Nippon"? Well, the answer to this is a bit unclear. Some believe "Japan" came from the Malaysian "Jipun". Others believe that "Japan" was because of Marco Polo's recording of the Mandarin word for "Nippon" as "Cipangu". The most likely origin of the word came from the Cantonese word for "Nippon" which is "Jatbun". In Malay "Jatbun" became "Japang" which was heard by Portuguese traders, who were probably responsible for bringing the word to Europe, in Malacca during the 16th century. The first recorded English word for "Japan" was in 1577 as "Giapan."
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Post by Chrissy on Mar 2, 2005 21:53:38 GMT -5
dude, that's pretty cool!
actually I've wondered about its name before too XD
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Post by ayuspeed on May 15, 2005 0:58:33 GMT -5
wow ... i did actually wonder that ... XD Thanks for the info lina!
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Post by Nozomi on Jun 4, 2005 15:28:33 GMT -5
I did wonder about it, but gave up. Thanks for the information though, I sort of get it now.
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Post by Angel In Blood_666 on Jun 13, 2005 21:29:59 GMT -5
cool info, and go me i read it  33  |
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Post by nightwalker on Oct 19, 2005 15:51:33 GMT -5
I never even thought about that. Thanks. Now I wonder if the U.S. has another name in other countries we don't know about.
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