Shan

See also: shan, shán, shàn, shān, shǎn, and s'han

English

Several Shan people participate in a deer ceremony.

Etymology 1

From Burmese ရှမ်း (hram:), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam). Doublet of Siam.

Noun

Shan (plural Shans or Shan)

A member of 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.

Translations

Note: These are translations for the plural.

Shan people

Burmese: ရှမ်း လူမျိုး (hram:lu-myui:)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 撣 (zh), 掸 (zh)
Finnish: shanit pl, shan-kansa
Jingpho: please add this translation if you can

Lao: ໄທເໜືອ (thai nư̄a), ແງ້ວ (ngǣu), ງ້ຽວ (ngiāu)
Lü: ᦺᦑᦇᦲᧁᧉ (tayngiiw²), ᦇᦲᧁᧉ (ngiiw²)
Mon: သေံ
Shan: တႆး (táy)
Thai: ไทใหญ่ (th) (tai-yài), ชาวไทใหญ่ (th) (chaaw thai yài), ไต๊โหลง (tái lŏng), ฉาน (th) (chǎan), เงี้ยว (th) (ngíao)

Proper noun

Shan

The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.
A state in Thailand.

Translations

Shan language

Burmese: ရှမ်း ဘာသာ (hram:bhasa)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 撣語, 掸语
Finnish: shan (fi)
Lao: ພາສາໄທໃຫຍ່ (phā sā thai nyai), ພາສາໄທເໜືອ (phā sā thai nư̄a)

Lü: ᦅᧄᦇᦲᧁᧉ (kamngiiw²)
Mon: please add this translation if you can
Northern Thai: กำไต (kam tai), กำเงี้ยว (kam ngiao) (vulgar)
Shan: လိၵ်ႈတႆး (līk táy), ၵႂၢမ်းတႆး (kwáam táy)
Thai: ภาษาไทใหญ่ (th) (phaasǎǎ thai yài), ภาษาเงี้ยว (phasa ngiaw) (vulgar)

Adjective

Shan (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language.

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Shan, shn

Etymology 2

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝／陕 (shǎn).

Proper noun

Shan

The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.

Anagrams

HANS, HNAs, Hans, NASH, Nash, nash

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