shan
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Origin obscure. Perhaps from shand (“worthless”). Alternatively, perhaps of Romani origin.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -æn
Adjective edit
shan (comparative more shan, superlative most shan)
- (Geordie, Edinburgh) unfair, harsh
- Here man! that's pure shan that like
- (Scotland, Hartlepool) poor, low-quality
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From English Shan, from Burmese ရှမ်း (hram:).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shan
- Shan (language spoken in eastern Burma in an area bordering China, Laos and Thailand)
- Shan (person belonging to the ethnic minority that speaks the language)
Declension edit
Inflection of shan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | shan | shanit | ||
genitive | shanin | shanien | ||
partitive | shania | shaneja | ||
illative | shaniin | shaneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | shan | shanit | ||
accusative | nom. | shan | shanit | |
gen. | shanin | |||
genitive | shanin | shanien | ||
partitive | shania | shaneja | ||
inessive | shanissa | shaneissa | ||
elative | shanista | shaneista | ||
illative | shaniin | shaneihin | ||
adessive | shanilla | shaneilla | ||
ablative | shanilta | shaneilta | ||
allative | shanille | shaneille | ||
essive | shanina | shaneina | ||
translative | shaniksi | shaneiksi | ||
abessive | shanitta | shaneitta | ||
instructive | — | shanein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
- shan-kansa (the Shan people)
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
shan
- Nonstandard spelling of shān.
- Nonstandard spelling of shán.
- Nonstandard spelling of shǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of shàn.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Oromo edit
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Cardinal : shan Ordinal : shanaffaa | ||
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Afar konoy, Saho koon, Sidamo onte, Somali shan.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Numeral edit
shan
- five.
Scots edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Scottish Cant, possibly originally from Scottish Gaelic sean (“old”).
Adjective edit
shan (comparative shanner, superlative shannest)
Related terms edit
Somali edit
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Cardinal : shan Ordinal : shanaad | ||
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar konoy, Oromo shan, Saho koon and Sidamo onte.
Numeral edit
shan