szaman

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/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aman
  • Syllabification: sza‧man

Noun

szaman m pers (female equivalent szamanka)

  1. shaman

Declension
Declension of szaman
singular plural
nominative szaman szamani/szamany (deprecative)
genitive szamana szamanów
dative szamanowi szamanom
accusative szamana szamanów
instrumental szamanem szamanami
locative szamanie szamanach
vocative szamanie szamani

Derived terms

Further reading
  • szaman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szaman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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