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shan

adj
/ʃɑn/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from สยาม
  2. borrowed from ရှမ်း

Definitions

  1. unfair, harsh

    • Here man! that's pure shan that like

  2. poor, low-quality

  3. A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma),…

    A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.

    2. A state of Myanmar.

    3. Of or pertaining to the Shan people or the Shan language.

    4. The Shan Pass

      The Shan Pass: a mountain pass in Shanzhou, Henan, through which the Yellow River flows into the North China Plain.

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