sirky

See also: šířky

English

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?].

Noun

sirky (countable and uncountable, plural sirkies)

1. (India, obsolete) A kind of unplaited matting formed by laying the fine cylindrical culms from the upper part of the grass Tripidium bengalense side by side, and binding them in single or double layers. It may be laid under the thatch of a house, used to cover carts and palanquins, to make table-mats, etc.

Alternative forms

• seerky, sirrakee, sirki

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “sirky”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

Anagrams

• risky, yirks

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪrkɪ]

Noun

sirky f

1. inflection of sirka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural