different between shaman vs shamanesque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schamane, from Russian ?????? (šamán), from Evenki ?????? (?am?n), ?????? (sam?n). The Evenki word is possibly derived from the root ??- ("to know"); or else a loanword from Tocharian B ?am?ne (“monk”) or Chinese ?? (sh?mén, “Buddhist monk”), from Pali sama?a from Sanskrit ????? (?rama?a, “ascetic, monk, devotee”), from ???? (?rama, “weariness, exhaustion; labor, toil; etc.”), which would make this a doublet of Sramana.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????m?n/, /??æm?n/
• Rhymes: -??m?n, -æm?n
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????m?n/, /??e?m?n/, /???m??n/
• Rhymes: -??m?n, -e?m?n, -??n

Noun

shaman (plural shamans)

1. A traditional (prescientific) faith healer.
2. A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual and, or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.

Usage notes

• The plural form is shamans, not shamen; the etymologically-consistent plural form from the original Evenki is shamasal, but this form sees no use in English; the plural form shamans is, however, universally accepted.

Synonyms

• (spiritual medium): priest-doctor, witch doctor

Derived terms

• shamaness
• shamanism
• shamanize
• shamen (hypercorrect plural)
• technoshaman

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Ashman, Hamans, Mahans, ashman

English

Etymology

shaman +? -esque

Adjective

shamanesque (comparative more shamanesque, superlative most shamanesque)

1. In the manner of a shaman.

See also

• shamanic