tsan

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/ˈtsæn/

noun

An Ancient Greek letter ⟨Ͷ ͷ⟩, found in a single inscription in the Arcadian dialect of Mantineia, which likely represented /t͡s/.

OriginAncient Greek σάν →
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Meanings

tsan1

nountsan (plural tsans)

plural tsans

  1. An Ancient Greek letter ⟨Ͷ ͷ⟩, found in a single inscription in the Arcadian dialect of Mantineia, which likely represented /t͡s/.

Tsan2

proper nounTsan (plural Tsans)

plural Tsans

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσάν
  2. Englishtsan

By analogy with san (from Ancient Greek σάν (sán)), which stood for /s/, due to it likely being a variant of that letter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tsan

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Anagrams

stanSantNastnatstans
Cite this entry
APA

tsan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsan

MLA

“tsan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsan.

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