Phần Lan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 芬蘭 (SV: Phân Lan), perhaps euphemistically altered due to phân (“feces”) and the influence of phần (“part; portion”), from Mandarin 芬蘭 (Fēnlán).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fən˨˩ laːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Finland

Adjective

Finnish

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