Shan 
(shän, shăn)
(shän, shăn)n. pl. Shan or Shans
1. A member of any of a group of tribes inhabiting the hills and plateaus of northeast Myanmar (Burma) and adjacent parts of China, Laos, and Thailand.
2. The Tai language of the Shan.
adj.
Of or relating to the Shan or their language or culture.
[Burmese shán.]