shiko

1 of 2

intransitive verb

shi·​ko

shiˈkō

-ed/-ing/-s

: to assume the shiko

she shikoed to him as though he had been royalty

—F. Tennyson Jesse

shiko

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a Burmese posture of kneeling with joined hands and bowed head before a superior

bowing, touching the floor with her forehead in the full shiko of utter abasement

—George Orwell

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

Burmese śikhō (written hrikhō)

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