szaman

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian шама́н (šamán), from Evenki шаман (şaman), itself possibly from Chinese 沙門 / 沙门 (shāmén, “Buddhist monk”), from Tocharian (compare Tocharian B ṣamāne (“monk”)), from Pali samaṇa, from Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇá, “ascetic, monk, devotee”), from श्रम (śráma, “fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; labor, toil etc.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʂa.man/

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• Rhymes: -aman
• Syllabification: sza‧man

Noun

szaman m pers (female equivalent szamanka)

1. shaman

Declension

Declension of szaman

	singular	plural
nominative	szaman	szamani/szamany (deprecative)
genitive	szamana	szamanów
dative	szamanowi	szamanom
accusative	szamana	szamanów
instrumental	szamanem	szamanami
locative	szamanie	szamanach
vocative	szamanie	szamani

Derived terms

• szamański

Further reading

• szaman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• szaman in Polish dictionaries at PWN