薩滿

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (薩滿)		薩	滿
simp. (萨满)		萨	满

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠨ (saman, “shaman”), which is cognate with Evenki сама̄н (samān, “shaman”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sàmǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄚˋ ㄇㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ mun⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sàmǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚˋ ㄇㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sahmaan
  - IPA ^(key): /sä⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ mun⁵
  - Yale: saat múhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ mun⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ mun⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /säːt̚³ muːn¹³/

Noun

薩滿

shaman

Derived terms

薩滿教／萨满教 (sàmǎnjiào)

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