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Shan
Shan
English

Several Shan people participate in a deer ceremony.
Proper noun
Shan
- A people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.
- The language of this people, in the Tai-Kadai language family.
- A state in Thailand.
Translations
Shan people
Shan language
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Noun
Shan (plural Shans)
- A member of this people.
Adjective
Shan (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language.
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Etymology 2
From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 陝 (Shān).
Proper noun
Shan
- The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.
Anagrams
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English
Adjective
shan (comparative more shan, superlative most shan)
- (Geordie) unfair, harsh
- Here man! that's pure shan that like
- (Scotland, Hartlepool) poor, low-quality
Synonyms
References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
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
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 | |
instructive | — | shanein | |
abessive | shanitta | shaneitta | |
comitative | — | shaneineen |
Derived terms
- shan-kansa (the Shan people)
Mandarin
Romanization
shan
- Nonstandard spelling of shān.
- Nonstandard spelling of shán.
- Nonstandard spelling of shǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of shàn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.