how to pronounce shaman

/ˈʃɛɪ.mən/

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shaman is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of shaman in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and he stayed perhaps as a shaman for a …”

meanings of shaman

noun:

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

shaman frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shaman occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics shaman can be related to

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1) education, science, and technology;

2) people, society, and culture;