szaman

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian шама́н (šamán), from Evenki шаман (şaman), itself possibly from Chinese 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 (feminine szamanka)

shaman

Declension

Declension of szaman

	singular	plural
nominative	szaman	szamani
genitive	szamana	szamanów
dative	szamanowi	szamanom
accusative	szamana	szamanów
instrumental	szamanem	szamanami
locative	szamanie	szamanach
vocative	szamanie	szamani

Derived terms

szamański