how to pronounce шаман

/ʂɐˈman/

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шаман is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of шаман in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… целитель шаман в городе улан-удэ …”

meanings of шаман

noun:

Shaman.

шаман frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word шаман occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.