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▪ I. ‖ shikho, n.|ˈʃɪkəʊ|
Also shiko.
[Burmese shi-hko.]
The posture of prostration with joined hands and bowed head assumed by a Burmese in presence of a superior, or before an object of reverence or worship.
1886Yule & Burnell Anglo-Ind. Gloss. s.v., The envoy and his party sat on a carpet, but the attitude had no analogy whatever to that of shikho.
▪ II. ‖ shikho, v.
Also shekho, shiko.
[f. prec.]
intr. To assume the posture of ‘shikho’.
1858Yule Narr. Mission to Ava iv. 82 They..dropt on their knees and shikhoed towards the palace. 1882‘Shway Yoe’ Burman II. 206 Another ceremony is that of shekhoing to the spire, the external emblem of the throne. 1890Times 21 Jan. 4/3 The Burmese merely shikoed, by placing their hands on their foreheads and bending forward. |