English
Noun
shuka (plural shukas)
- A sash (decorative length of cloth) worn in parts of Africa.
Anagrams
Hausa
Noun
shūkā̀ f (plural shuke shuke)
- plants, crops
Verb
shūkā̀ (grade 1)
- to sow, to plant
Swahili
Noun
shuka (n class, plural shuka) or shuka (ma class, plural mashuka)
- sash, loincloth (length of cloth used as clothing)
- bedsheet
Usage notes
The secondary Ma class inflection (noun classes 5/6) is generally reserved for a longer length of cloth, and always used for bedsheets.