Chan
ចន្ទ
Khmer for "moon", shortened from the Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra).
Meaning and origin
Chan is the everyday Khmer word for the moon, worn down from a longer Indian root that also gave Southeast Asia many other moon-related given names.
How to pronounce Chan
| Khmer (Cambodia) | CHUN /can/ |
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