English
Etymology
From Swahili shuka.
Noun
shuka (plural shukas)
- A sash (decorative length of cloth) worn in parts of Africa.
2020, Donna Pido, quotee, edited by Jennifer Harris, A Companion to Textile Culture, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 155:I don't know when the change to un-greased shukas took place, but images of Maasai in the 50s show some wearing loose, ungreased shukas—maybe earlier than that. Even now, some are greased and others not. “Cotton” shukas were worn up until the mid‐90s when the manufacturers switched to a woolly textured synthetic—probably acrylic.
Anagrams
Albanian
Noun
shuka
- definite nominative/accusative singular of shuk
Verb
shuka
- first-person singular aorist indicative of shuk
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃúː.kàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃúː.kàː]
Noun
shūkā̀ f (plural shū̀ke shū̀ke, possessed form shūkàr̃)
- plants, crops
Verb
shūkā̀ (grade 1)
- to sow, to plant
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-shuka (infinitive kushuka)
- to descend; disembark
- to be depressed; be humiliated, be humbled
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shuka
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| Positive present
|
-nashuka
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| Subjunctive
|
-shuke
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| Negative
|
-shuki
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| Imperative singular
|
shuka
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kushuka
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| Negative
|
kutoshuka
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
shuka
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| Plural
|
shukeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hushuka
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lishuka
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kushuka
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashuka)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninashuka/nashuka
|
tunashuka
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| 2nd person
|
unashuka
|
mnashuka
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anashuka
|
wanashuka
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nashuka
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|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shuki)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sishuki
|
hatushuki
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| 2nd person
|
hushuki
|
hamshuki
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hashuki
|
hawashuki
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -shuki
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|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tashuka
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tashuka
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shuke)
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|
|
Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nishuke
|
tushuke
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| 2nd person
|
ushuke
|
mshuke
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ashuke
|
washuke
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -shuke
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sishuke
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeshuka
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeshuka
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalishuka
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalishuka
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|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashuka)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nashuka
|
twashuka
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| 2nd person
|
washuka
|
mwashuka
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ashuka
|
washuka
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
washuka
|
yashuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lashuka
|
yashuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chashuka
|
vyashuka
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| n(IX/X)
|
yashuka
|
zashuka
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| u(XI)
|
washuka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwashuka
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| pa(XVI)
|
pashuka
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwashuka
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meshuka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashuka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashuka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishuka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhuka
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| Consecutive
|
kashuka / positive subject concord + -kashuka
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kashuke
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nishuka
|
-tushuka
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| 2nd person
|
-kushuka
|
-washuka/-kushukeni/-washukeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mshuka
|
-washuka
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ushuka
|
-ishuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lishuka
|
-yashuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kishuka
|
-vishuka
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ishuka
|
-zishuka
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| u(XI)
|
-ushuka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kushuka
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pashuka
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mushuka
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| Reflexive
|
-jishuka
|
|
| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shuka- + relative marker)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-shukaye
|
-shukao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-shukao
|
-shukayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-shukalo
|
-shukayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-shukacho
|
-shukavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-shukayo
|
-shukazo
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| u(XI)
|
-shukao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-shukako
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-shukapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-shukamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shuka)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeshuka
|
-oshuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oshuka
|
-yoshuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loshuka
|
-yoshuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choshuka
|
-vyoshuka
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yoshuka
|
-zoshuka
|
| u(XI)
|
-oshuka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koshuka
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-poshuka
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moshuka
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Noun
shuka class V or IX (plural mashuka class VI or shuka class X)
- sash, loincloth (length of cloth used as clothing)
- bedsheet
Usage notes
Ji-ma class(V/VI) inflection is generally reserved for a longer length of cloth, and always used for bedsheets.