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Meaning of Shaman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈʃɑːmən

Definitions

A traditional faith healer.
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

Equivalents

العربية الشامان شَامَان عراف كاهن

Azərbaycanca saman

Български влъхва

বাংলা ওঝা

Bosanski kam šaman шаман

Català xaman

Čeština šaman

Dansk vølve

Deutsch Schamane Schamanin

Ελληνικά σαμάν σαμάνος

Esperanto ŝamano

Español chamán chamana curandera curandero shamán shamana

Eesti nõid

فارسی شمن

Suomi poppamies šamaani

Français chaman chamane shaman shamane

हिन्दी ओझा शामन सेवड़ा

Hrvatski kam šaman шаман

Magyar sámán

Bahasa Indonesia balian belian datu dukun pawang sinse tabib

Íslenska völva

Italiano sciamana sciamano

日本語シャーマン巫巫術師

Қазақша бақсы

한국어 무 무당 무속인 샤먼 스승 점쟁이

Kurdî kam saman xama xama

Кыргызча бакшы

Latina samanus

Македонски шаман

Монгол бөө удган

Bahasa Melayu pawang

Nederlands bonuman lukuman piai piaiman sjamaan

Polski szaman szamanka szamański wołchw

Português xamã xamane

Română șaman

Русский волхв знахарь шаман шама́нка

Српски kam šaman шаман

Svenska völva

ไทย คนทรง ร่างทรง

Türkmençe porhan şaman

Türkçe bakşı kam şaman

ئۇيغۇرچە باخشى

Українська зна́хар

Tiếng Việt thầy pháp

IsiXhosa igqirha

IsiZulu isangoma

Examples

“Near-synonyms: medicine man, medicine woman, priest-doctor, witch doctor”

“Shepard: What rites did you go through to become chief shaman? Shaman: Becoming the shaman is excruciating. I passed through rites that made me wish to die. I carry the scars on my soul. Shaman: I must perform rites each dawn and dusk to keep me bound into our krogan nature. Our spirit is one of violence and death. I must be attuned to that.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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Meaning of Shaman | Babel Free

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