English Explanatory Dictionary

shikho

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kneeling posture with joined hands and bowed head, used in Burma to show respect to a superior.
verb
  1. To show respect to (a person, etc.) by adopting this posture.

Word forms

shikho shikhos shikhoing shikhoed

Etymology

From Burmese ရှိခိုး (hri.hkui:).

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