Etymology

sang

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Today it means: ginseng Full definition →

Khmer សង ← Korean 상 ← Mandarin 桑
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sang · noun, verb1

Abbreviation of ginseng

Sang · proper noun2

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from生
  2. Mandarin · borrowed from桑
  3. Korean · borrowed from상
  4. Khmer · borrowed fromសង
  5. English todaySang

As a surname, from: *Khmer សង (sɑɑng) *Korean 상 (sang) *Mandarin 桑 (Sāng) *Cantonese 生 (saang¹)

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