उदयवर्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Possibly a calque of English Land of the Rising Sun, itself a calque of Japanese 日本 (にほん, Nihon, Japan). From उदय (uday, sunrise) + वर्ष (varṣ, land, country).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.d̪əj.ʋəɾʂ/, [ʊ.d̪əj.ʋəɾʃ]

Proper noun

उदयवर्ष • (udayvarṣ) m

  1. (formal, uncommon) Japan (a country in East Asia)
    Synonym: जापान (jāpān)

Declension

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