shikho

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English

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Etymology

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From Burmese ရှိခိုး (hri.hkui:).

Noun

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shikho (plural shikhos)

  1. A kneeling posture with joined hands and bowed head, used in Burma to show respect to a superior.

Verb

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shikho (third-person singular simple present shikhos, present participle shikhoing, simple past and past participle shikhoed)

  1. (transitive) To show respect to (a person, etc.) by adopting this posture.
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