Kanchana
กาญจนา
Thai and Tamil for "golden", from the Sanskrit word kañcana.
Meaning and origin
Kanchana comes from the Sanskrit word for gold, kañcana, which reached both Thai and Tamil naming traditions as Sanskrit vocabulary spread across South and Southeast Asia over many centuries.
How to pronounce Kanchana
| Thai (Thailand) | kaan-cha-NAA /kaːn˧tɕa˩naː˧/ |
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