sirky
See also: šířky
English
Etymology
Hindi [Term?]
Noun
sirky (countable and uncountable, plural sirkies)
- (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
References
- Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “sirky”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɪrkɪ]
Noun
sirky f
- inflection of sirka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural