schaman

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Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • schama (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German schamen, schemen, from Old High German scamēn, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną (to be ashamed). Cognates include German schämen, Dutch schamen, English shame, Old Norse skamma, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 (skaman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑːmɐn/
  • Hyphenation: scha‧man

Verb

schaman (past participle gschamt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Carinthia)

  1. (reflexive) to be ashamed, embarrassed, bashful
    Schaman soitast di!You should be ashamed!
    Er håd se recht gschamt.He was quite embarrassed.

Conjugation