San

• Rhymes: -æn

As a synonym of Bushmen introduced into ethnology from the 1960s, from Khoekhoe saan (singular saa) "foragers; people without wealth", via back-formation from Khoisan. Occasional citation as the Nama term for "Bushmen" from the 1880s.^[1]

San pl (plural only)

1. (regional, offensive, ethnic slur) Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of southwestern Africa.

• San is the plural form, used for the group collectively. Individuals are referred to as "a San man", "a San woman" etc., although when referring to individuals, reference to their specific nation is preferable (as in, "a ǃKung man" etc.).
• San became popular in 1970s western anthropology as a politically correct replacement for "Bushmen", which was perceived as outdated. However, it turned out that San was a derogatory term for "foragers" used by the pastoralist Khoikhoi, while "Bushman" carried no derogatory connotations, so that experts who had been in actual contact with the group recommended the continued use of "Bushmen" (Henry Harpending). By the 2000s, it was reported that San had mostly lost its derogatory connotations in South Africa and was partly embraced as self-designation, while it continued to be perceived as an insult in parts of the central Kalahari in Namibia.^[2]

• Saan

• Bushmen

San

1. Any of the languages spoken by these people.

Borrowed from Polish San.

San

1. A river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine.

• ANS, NAS, NAs, NSA, SNA, ans, ans.

San m

1. Saint (title given to a saint)

Borrowed from Spanish San.

• IPA^(key): /s̺an/ [s̺ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: San

San (indeclinable)

1. Saint (male title)

   Synonyms: Santi, Done

• This is the most commonly used title for male saints. The titles Santi and Done are used with the names of some saints, but they are less common.

• “San”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “San”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

San m

1. Saint (title given to a saint)

From French saint, from Latin sanctus (“holy”).

• IPA^(key): [sˠanˠ]

San (indeclinable)

1. (Christianity) Saint (title)

   Synonym: Naomh

   San Doiminic ― St. Dominic

   San Caitríona ― St. Catherine

   San Nioclás ― St. Nicholas, Santa Claus

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “San”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

San m or f

1. a form of Santo or Santa

• IPA^(key): /ˈsan/

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: San
• Homophone: san

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

San m inan

2. San (a right tributary of the Vistula in Poland and Ukraine)

San m animal

1. San (Polish bus manufacturer)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

San m inan

2. Tonlé San (a right tributary of the Mekong in Cambodia and Vietnam)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

San m inan

2. San (a town in Mali)

• San in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• San in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• San in PWN's encyclopedia

Apocopic form of santo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsan/ [ˈsãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: San

San

1. Saint (title)

Borrowed from Spanish San, an apocopic form of Santo.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsan/ [ˈsan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: San

San (feminine Santa, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔)

1. title used with the name of the male saints aside from Tomas, Tome, Domingo, and Toribio: Saint; St.

   Coordinate term: Santo

San

1. a male given name

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧] ~ [saːŋ˧˧]
• Homophone: san

San

1. a female given name from Chinese