薩滿

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (薩滿)		薩	滿
simp. (萨满)		萨	满

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠨ (saman, “shaman”), which is cognate with Evenki сама̄н (samān, “shaman”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sàmǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˋ ㄇㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ mun⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sàmǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˋ ㄇㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sàmǎn
    • Wade–Giles: sa⁴-man³
    • Yale: sà-mǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sahmaan
    • Palladius: самань (samanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saat³ mun⁵
    • Yale: saat múhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ mun⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sad³ mun⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ muːn¹³/

Noun

薩滿

1. shaman

Derived terms

• 薩滿教／萨满教 (sàmǎnjiào)