shan
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Origin obscure. Perhaps from shand (“worthless”) or of Romani origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -æn
Adjective[edit]
shan (comparative more shan, superlative most shan)
- (Tyneside) unfair, harsh
- Here man! that's pure shan that like
- (Scotland, Hartlepool) poor, low-quality
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
Possessive forms of shan (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | shanini | shanimme |
2nd person | shanisi | shaninne |
3rd person | shaninsa |
Derived terms[edit]
- shan-kansa (the Shan people)
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
shan
- Nonstandard spelling of shān.
- Nonstandard spelling of shán.
- Nonstandard spelling of shǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of shàn.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Oromo[edit]
Numeral[edit]
shan
- five.
Scots[edit]
Adjective[edit]
shan (comparative mair shan, superlative maist shan)
Somali[edit]
< 4 | 5 | 6 > |
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Cardinal : shan Ordinal : shanaad | ||
Numeral[edit]
shan
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- Mandarin pinyin
- Mandarin nonstandard forms
- Oromo lemmas
- Oromo numerals
- Oromo cardinal numbers
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