shamen

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪmɛn/

Noun

shamen

(hypercorrect) plural of shaman; the standard plural form is shamans.
- 1970, Jim Theis, “The Eye of Argon”, in OSFAN‎, volume 10, Chapter 3½, page 33:
  Encircling the marble altar was a congregation of leering shamen. Eerie chants of a bygone age, originating unknown eons before the memory of man, were being uttered from the buried recesses of the acolytes' deep lings ^[sic].

Usage notes

See the usage note at the entry for shaman.

Anagrams

Ehmans, Mehans, Mensah, amensh, ashmen, manehs

Japanese

Romanization

shamen

Rōmaji transcription of しゃめん

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