shan
/ʃɑn/
adjective
- Relating to the Shan people or their language.
- We visited a Shan village and saw their traditional houses.
- Shan cuisine is known for its use of herbs and sticky rice.
- The Shan New Year festival is celebrated in January.
noun
- A member of a people living mainly in Myanmar (Burma) and parts of China and Thailand.
- Many Shan live in the eastern part of Myanmar near the border with Thailand.
- The Shan have a rich cultural tradition of dance and music.
- My grandmother is Shan, and she taught me to cook traditional Shan dishes.
- The language spoken by the Shan people.
- Shan is a tonal language related to Thai.
- She is learning to speak Shan so she can talk to her relatives.
- The radio station broadcasts news in both Burmese and Shan.