shamen

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪmɛn/

Noun

shamen

1. (hypercorrect) plural of shaman; the standard plural form is shamans.
   • 1970, Jim Theis, “The Eye of Argon”, in OSFAN‎^[1], volume 10, Chapter 3½, page 33:

     Encircling the marble altar was a congregation of leering shamen. Eerie chants of a bygone age, originating unknown eons before the memory of man, were being uttered from the buried recesses of the acolytes' deep lings ^[sic].

Usage notes

• See the usage note at the entry for shaman.

Anagrams

• Ehmans, Mehans, Mensah, amensh, ashmen, manehs

Japanese

Romanization

shamen

1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃめん