Shaman

Etymology
From Schamane:, from Russian шаман:, from  шаман:, itself possibly from Chinese  sha men, 'Buddhist monk', from   समन:, from  श्रमण:, from श्रम:.

Pronunciation




Noun

 * 1) A traditional (prescientific) faith healer.
 * 2) A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.

Derived terms

 * shamanism
 * shamen
 * technoshaman

Synonyms

 * priest-doctor, witch doctor

Translations

 * Catalan: xaman
 * Chamicuro:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:


 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: sjamaan
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: σαμάνος
 * Hebrew: שמאן, שמאנית


 * Hungarian: sámán
 * Ket: сенаң (senaŋ)
 * Korean:
 * Macedonian:
 * Malay:
 * Polish: szaman
 * Portuguese: xamã
 * Russian:
 * Shuar: uwishín
 * Spanish: chamán, ,