chaman

See also: chamán

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian шама́н (šamán), from Evenki шаман (şaman). More at shaman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.man/, (rare) /ʃa.mɑ̃/

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Noun

chaman m (plural chamans, feminine chamane)

1. shaman

Derived terms

• chamanesque
• chamanisme m
• chamaniste
• chamanique

Descendants

• → Romanian: șaman
• → Turkish: şaman

Further reading

• “chaman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Verb

chaman

1. third-person plural present indicative of chamar