Phần Lan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 芬蘭, misreading of Phân Lan (perhaps, euphemistically due to phân (“feces”)), 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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