different between cambodia vs shan

English

Alternative forms

• shand

Etymology

Origin obscure. Perhaps from shand (“worthless”). Alternatively, perhaps of Romani origin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æn

Adjective

shan (comparative more shan, superlative most shan)

1. (Tyneside) unfair, harsh

   Here man! that's pure shan that like

2. (Scotland, Hartlepool) poor, low-quality

Synonyms

• (unfair): lenns (Geordie), unfair, unjust

Related terms

• shanny

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• HANS, HNAs, Hans, NASH, Nash, nash

Finnish

Noun

shan

1. Shan (language spoken in eastern Burma in an area bordering China, Laos and Thailand)
2. Shan (person belonging to the ethnic minority that speaks the language)

Declension

Derived terms

• shan-kansa (the Shan people)

Mandarin

Romanization

shan

1. Nonstandard spelling of sh?n.
2. Nonstandard spelling of shán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of sh?n.
4. Nonstandard spelling of shàn.

Usage notes

• 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

Numeral

shan

1. five.

Scots

Adjective

shan (comparative mair shan, superlative maist shan)

1. (Edinburgh) unfair, harsh (as in Geordie)

Somali

Numeral

shan

1. five