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, sirki

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:
1. genitive singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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