"xamã" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ʃaˈmɐ̃/ [Brazil], /ʃaˈmɐ̃/ [Portugal] Forms: xamãs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃ Etymology: Borrowed from English shaman, ultimately from Evenki шама̄н (şamān), сама̄н (samān). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|en|shaman}} Borrowed from English shaman, {{der|pt|evn|шама̄н}} Evenki шама̄н (şamān) Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} xamã m or f by sense (plural xamãs)
  1. (animism) shaman (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Shamanism Synonyms: curandeiro Derived forms: xamânico, xamanismo, xamanista

Inflected forms

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            "Society",
            "Sciences",
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        }
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      "tags": [
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    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "Portuguese nouns with multiple genders",
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        }
      ],
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        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ʃaˈmɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃaˈmɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃"
    }
  ],
  "word": "xamã"
}

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