Chantha
ចន្ថា
Khmer for "moon", from the Pali canda, which traces back to the Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra).
Meaning and origin
Chantha is another Khmer word for the moon, reaching the language through Pali rather than directly from Sanskrit, unlike the plainer native word Chan.
How to pronounce Chantha
| Khmer (Cambodia) | chun-THAH /canˈtʰaː/ |
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