Shan
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ရှမ်း derived from Thai สยาม (Siam, historical name).
Origin
Thai
สยาม
Gloss
Siam, historical name
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sciam Portuguese
- ฉาน Thai
- สยาม Thai
- ရှမ်း Burmese
- ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ Burmese
- သျှမ်း Burmese
- suvaṇṇabhūmi Pali
- siama Old Khmer