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UnisexBurmese

San

စန်း

From a Burmese word for the moon, itself borrowed long ago from Sanskrit.

Meaning and origin

San is a short Burmese name built on a word Burmese uses for the moon, carried into the language long ago from the Sanskrit term for moon, chandra.

How to pronounce San

Burmese (Myanmar [Burma])SAN /sán/

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