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shaman meaning in Tamil

ஷாமன்

/ˈʃɑːmən/US/ˈʃɑːmən/

shaman in Tamil: ஷாமன், ஷமான், ஷாமான். In English, shaman means a traditional faith healer.

Tamil words for shaman

ஷாமன், ஷமான், ஷாமான்

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of shaman in Tamil?
Shaman in Tamil is ஷாமன், ஷமான், ஷாமான்.
shaman என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Shaman: ஷாமன், ஷமான், ஷாமான்.
What does shaman mean in English?
Shaman means a traditional faith healer.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “shaman”. 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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