Chantrea
ចន្ទ្រា
Khmer for "moonlight", likely from a feminine form of the Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra).
Meaning and origin
Chantrea extends the Khmer word for moon into a word for the moon's light, a softer, more image-rich name than the plain Chan.
How to pronounce Chantrea
| Khmer (Cambodia) | chun-TRAY /canˈtreə/ |
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