Phú Lãng Sa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 富浪沙, from French France. Attested in the treaty of Saigon, 1862:

今大富浪沙國大皇帝、大衣坡儒國大皇帝、大南國大皇帝切願將三國不協之處調和，以敦永好。 [Vietnamese Literary Sinitic, trad.]

The Emperor of France, Emperor of Spain, and Emperor of Đại Nam hereby urgently express their wish to conciliate the dispute and achieve longlasting peace.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˧˦ laːŋ˦ˀ˥ saː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩˦ laːŋ˧˨ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [fʊw˨˩˦ laːŋ˧˨ saː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fʊw˦˥ laːŋ˨˩˦ ʂaː˧˧] ~ [fʊw˦˥ laːŋ˨˩˦ saː˧˧]

Proper noun

Phú Lãng Sa

1. (obsolete) France