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 / 芬兰 (Fēnlán).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fən˨˩ laːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fəŋ˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fəŋ˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Proper noun

Phần Lan

  1. Finland (a country in Northern Europe)

Adjective

Phần Lan

  1. Finnish
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