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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/
- Rhymes: -aman
- Syllabification: sza‧man
Noun
szaman m pers (female equivalent szamanka)
- shaman
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- szaman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szaman in Polish dictionaries at PWN