-сан

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See also: сан, cah, and Appendix:Variations of "san"

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *-gsan, compare Daur -seng.

Suffix

-сан • (-san) (complying with vowel harmony)

  2. The past participle suffix

Usage notes

  • Verb forms built using this suffix can form finite clauses, and are the most unmarked way of conveying past meaning. Yet, this suffix belongs primarily in the participle conjugation.

Russian

Etymology

From Japanese さん (san).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-сан • (-san)

  1. a polite suffix added to surnames
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