Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2021, 11:25 PM	HL
6/10/2020, 9:06 PM	HL

Name Phần Lan

Type Country

Usage Vietnamese

Pronounced Pron. /fən˨˩.laːn˧˧/, /fəŋ˦˩.laːŋ˧˧/, /fəŋ˨˩.laːŋ˧˧/

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 芬蘭 (Fēnlán), perhaps altered based on Vietnamese phân meaning "feces" or phần meaning "part, portion". This is the Vietnamese name for Finland.

Added 6/10/2020 by HL