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shan¹
Rhymes with -æn
Where it comes from
Origin obscure. Perhaps from shand (“worthless”). Alternatively, perhaps of Romani origin.
Shan²
- /ʃɑn/
- /ʃæn/
Where it comes from
From Burmese ရှမ်း (hram:), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam). Doublet of Siam.
noun Shans · 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. The Thai proper are related to the Shans of Burma, the Siamese of Thailand and the Lao of Indochina. The Chinese segment of the Thai ethnic group is settled in Yünnan Province, where it numbers 580,000. It constitutes the Hsi-shuang-pan-na Autonomous Chou in the southern part of the province and sha
proper noun
- The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.
- A state of Myanmar.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language.
Shan³
- /ʃɑn/
- /ʃæn/
Where it comes from
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 陝／陕 (shǎn).
proper noun
- The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tai long, hsiang, tao, formosan, jabal, mount, hill, hillside, mountain, ush, landslide, peak, soo, hiking, affair, tian
Translations
Talk about this word "shan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shan "shan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shan.Cite this
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title = {shan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
