shukan.

Brit.

/ˈʃuːkə/, U.S.

/ˈʃukə/, East African English

/ˈʃuka/

Forms: 1800s– shuka, 1800s– shukkah, 1900s– shukka.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Partly a borrowing from Swahili. Etymons: Arabic šuqqa, Swahili shuka.

Etymology: Originally < Arabic šuqqa (also šiqqa ), specific use of šiqqa one half (compare quot. 1856); in later use partly via Swahili shuka.

East African.

A long piece of fabric usually worn as a loincloth or used as a bedsheet.

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1856 R. F. Burton First Footsteps in E. Afr. iii. 92 He had..a Shukkah or half Tobe for his daughter.

1936 F. Stark Southern Gates Arabia xi. 123 The visitors from outside came wrapped in their shuka, a square black shawl with two fringed sides which they wore draped over their heads and bodies, the two lower corners knotted together and the upper ones thrown over one arm.

2015 Kwani? 8 296 The plot was guarded by a Maasai man in a red shuka.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	shuka
释义	shukan. Brit. /ˈʃuːkə/, U.S. /ˈʃukə/, East African English /ˈʃuka/ Forms: 1800s– shuka, 1800s– shukkah, 1900s– shukka. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Partly a borrowing from Swahili. Etymons: Arabic šuqqa, Swahili shuka. Etymology: Originally < Arabic šuqqa (also šiqqa ), specific use of šiqqa one half (compare quot. 1856); in later use partly via Swahili shuka. East African. A long piece of fabric usually worn as a loincloth or used as a bedsheet. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > shawl > sheet or piece of fabric used as chador1614 dupatta1615 shuka1856 1856 R. F. Burton First Footsteps in E. Afr. iii. 92 He had..a Shukkah or half Tobe for his daughter. 1936 F. Stark Southern Gates Arabia xi. 123 The visitors from outside came wrapped in their shuka, a square black shawl with two fringed sides which they wore draped over their heads and bodies, the two lower corners knotted together and the upper ones thrown over one arm. 2015 Kwani? 8 296 The plot was guarded by a Maasai man in a red shuka. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1856
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