shan

See also: Shan, shán, shàn, shān, shǎn, and s'han

English

Origin obscure. Perhaps from shand (“worthless”). Alternatively, perhaps of Romani origin.

shan (comparative more shan, superlative most shan)

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shan

Shan (language spoken in eastern Burma in an area bordering China, Laos and Thailand)
Shan (person belonging to the ethnic minority that speaks the language)

Inflection of shan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		shan	shanit
genitive		shanin	shanien
partitive		shania	shaneja
illative		shaniin	shaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		shan	shanit
accusative	nom.	shan	shanit
accusative	gen.	shanin	shanit
genitive		shanin	shanien
partitive		shania	shaneja
inessive		shanissa	shaneissa
elative		shanista	shaneista
illative		shaniin	shaneihin
adessive		shanilla	shaneilla
ablative		shanilta	shaneilta
allative		shanille	shaneille
essive		shanina	shaneina
translative		shaniksi	shaneiksi
abessive		shanitta	shaneitta
instructive		—	shanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of shan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		shanini	shanini
accusative	nom.	shanini	shanini
accusative	gen.	shanini	shanini
genitive		shanini	shanieni
partitive		shaniani	shanejani
inessive		shanissani	shaneissani
elative		shanistani	shaneistani
illative		shaniini	shaneihini
adessive		shanillani	shaneillani
ablative		shaniltani	shaneiltani
allative		shanilleni	shaneilleni
essive		shaninani	shaneinani
translative		shanikseni	shaneikseni
abessive		shanittani	shaneittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	shaneineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		shanisi	shanisi
accusative	nom.	shanisi	shanisi
accusative	gen.	shanisi	shanisi
genitive		shanisi	shaniesi
partitive		shaniasi	shanejasi
inessive		shanissasi	shaneissasi
elative		shanistasi	shaneistasi
illative		shaniisi	shaneihisi
adessive		shanillasi	shaneillasi
ablative		shaniltasi	shaneiltasi
allative		shanillesi	shaneillesi
essive		shaninasi	shaneinasi
translative		shaniksesi	shaneiksesi
abessive		shanittasi	shaneittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	shaneinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		shanimme	shanimme
accusative	nom.	shanimme	shanimme
accusative	gen.	shanimme	shanimme
genitive		shanimme	shaniemme
partitive		shaniamme	shanejamme
inessive		shanissamme	shaneissamme
elative		shanistamme	shaneistamme
illative		shaniimme	shaneihimme
adessive		shanillamme	shaneillamme
ablative		shaniltamme	shaneiltamme
allative		shanillemme	shaneillemme
essive		shaninamme	shaneinamme
translative		shaniksemme	shaneiksemme
abessive		shanittamme	shaneittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	shaneinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		shaninne	shaninne
accusative	nom.	shaninne	shaninne
accusative	gen.	shaninne	shaninne
genitive		shaninne	shanienne
partitive		shanianne	shanejanne
inessive		shanissanne	shaneissanne
elative		shanistanne	shaneistanne
illative		shaniinne	shaneihinne
adessive		shanillanne	shaneillanne
ablative		shaniltanne	shaneiltanne
allative		shanillenne	shaneillenne
essive		shaninanne	shaneinanne
translative		shaniksenne	shaneiksenne
abessive		shanittanne	shaneittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	shaneinenne

shan

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.