japanar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑˈpɑːnɑr/

Noun

japanar m (definite singular japanaren, indefinite plural japanarar, definite plural japanarane)

1. a Japanese
   • 1894 July 21, “Utlandet. [Abroad.]”, in Den 17de Mai‎^[1]:

     Japan hev sett upp ei liste yver umbøtingar i heile 25 saker, japanarane vil ha skipa jarnveger, telegrafar (teiknestrengar) og bergverk i Korea...

     Japan has made a list of reforms in 25 areas, the Japanese want there to be established railways, telegraphs and mines in Korea...

2. a car produced in Japan

Related terms

• Japan
• japansk

Further reading

• “japanar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.