shaman
A traditional faith healerA traditional faith healer.
» I'll meet with a local shaman.
Meaning
2 sensesA traditional faith healer.
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.
Near-synonyms: medicine man, medicine woman, priest-doctor, witch doctor
Schamane, Schamanin
шама́нšamán, шама́нкаšamánka, зна́харьznáxarʹ
шама́нšamán, знаха́рznaxár
in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
Examples
9 sentencesI'll meet with a local shaman.
The shaman was performing a ritual.
ruШаман исполнял ритуал.
The shaman performed the ritual rain dance.
Tom is a shaman.
ruТом — шаман.
deTom ist ein Schamane.
Go see the shaman.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Schamane, from Russian шама́н (šamán), from Evenki шама̄н (şamān), саBorrowed from German Schamane, from Russian шама́н (šamán), from Evenki шама̄н (şamān), сама̄н (samān), from Proto-Tungusic *samān. The Evenki word is possibly derived from the root ша- (şa-, “to know”); or else a loanword from Tocharian B ṣamāne (“monk”) or Chinese 沙門 /沙门 (shāmén, “Buddhist monk”), from Pali samaṇa from Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇa, “ascetic, monk, devotee”), from श्रम (śrama, “weariness, exhaustion; labor, toil; etc.”), which would make this a doublet of sramana.
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Forms
plural: shamans / shamenSynonyms
4 synonyms- in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination:priest-doctor
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular