schaman

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • schama (West Central)

Etymology

From Middle High German schamen, schemen, from Old High German scamēn, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną (“to be ashamed”). Cognates include German schämen, Dutch schamen, English shame, Old Norse skamma, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 (skaman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑːmɐn/
  • Hyphenation: scha‧man

Verb

schaman (past participle gschamt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Carinthia)

  1. (reflexive) to be ashamed, embarrassed, bashful
    Schaman soitast di! ― You should be ashamed!
    Er håd se recht gschamt. ― He was quite embarrassed.

Conjugation

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