shuka

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shuka^¹

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Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-i̧su̧ka. Cognate with Kipfokomo -suka.

verb -shuka · kushuka · kutoshuka · shuka · shukeni

to descend; disembark
to be depressed; be humiliated, be humbled

shuka^²

noun shuka · IX · mashuka

sash, loincloth (length of cloth used as clothing)
bedsheet

In English

sash decorative length of cloth
bedsheet a sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen

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@misc{shuka_2026,
  title = {shuka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/shuka},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}