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shaman meaning in Nepali

झाक्री jhākrī

/ˈʃɑːmən/US/ˈʃɑːmən/

shaman in Nepali: झाक्री (jhākrī). In English, shaman means a traditional faith healer.

Nepali words for shaman

shaman
झाक्री jhākrī

English meaning of shaman

  1. noun A traditional faith healer.
  2. noun A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer.

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  • Near-synonyms: medicine man, medicine woman, priest-doctor, witch doctor

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Questions about shaman in Nepali

What is the meaning of shaman in Nepali?
Shaman in Nepali is झाक्री (jhākrī).
shaman को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Shaman: झाक्री (jhākrī).
What does shaman mean in English?
Shaman means a traditional faith healer.

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Nepali words from Wiktionary's Nepali entries whose English meaning is “shaman”: झाक्री. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shaman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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