Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tungusic *sian, compare Evenki се̄н (sēn) and Nanai сиан (sian).
Pronunciation[edit]
ᡧᠠᠨ • (šan)
- ear
- ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
ᡩᠠ ― šan-i da ― root of the ear
- ᡧᠠᠨ ᡳ
ᠰᡠᡳᡥᡝ ― šan-i suihe ― earlobe
- flash pan (a small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzle-loading guns)
