shan
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editOrigin obscure. Perhaps from shand (“worthless”). Alternatively, perhaps of Romani origin.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -æn
Adjective
editshan (comparative more shan, superlative most shan)
- (Geordie, Edinburgh) unfair, harsh
- Here man! that's pure shan that like
- (Scotland, Hartlepool) poor, low-quality
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Anagrams
editFinnish
editEtymology
editFrom English Shan, from Burmese ရှမ်း (hram:).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editshan
- 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
editInflection 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
editRomanization
editshan
- 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< 4 | 5 | 6 > |
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Cardinal : shan Ordinal : shanaffaa | ||
Etymology
editInherited from Proto-Cushitic. Compare Afar konoy, Saho koon, Sidamo onte, Somali shan.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Numeral
editshan
- five.
Scots
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Scottish Cant, possibly originally from Scottish Gaelic sean (“old”).
Adjective
editshan (comparative shanner, superlative shannest)
Related terms
editSomali
edit< 4 | 5 | 6 > |
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Cardinal : shan Ordinal : shanaad | ||
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar konoy, Oromo shan, Saho koon and Sidamo onte.
Numeral
editshan
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