shaurin.

Brit.

/ʃaˈuːri/, U.S.

/ʃæˈuri/, East African English

/ʃaˈuri/

Forms: 1800s– shauri, 1900s– shaurie.

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili shauri.

Etymology: < Swahili shauri (plural mashauri) advice, plan, problem (on which one needs advice), deliberation of such a problem, the meeting where it is discussed, apparently ultimately < Arabic šūrā consultation, deliberation, advice (compare majlis al-šūrā advisory body, council).

East African.

1. A meeting, assembly, or council. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > a difficulty

difficultya1398

hardheada1425

problem1874

shauri1874

shauri1921

prob1934

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun]

redeOE

rathec1175

counsel?c1225

governaila1382

advicec1390

advisement1409

visingc1480

vicea1500

manuduction1502

recommending1575

recommendation1585

aread1590

paraenesis1593

consult1654

guidant1691

advisal1765

shauri1874

1874 H. M. Stanley Let. 19 Oct. in Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 1875 (1878) 7 174 These volunteers come to make ‘shauri’—to hold a palaver or talk.

1903 A. Arkell-Hardwick Ivory Trader N. Kenia 80 After we had eaten we held a ‘shaurie’, and the mystery was explained.

1925 N. K. Strange Wife in Kenya xvii. 123 Sometimes such strangers came on business intent, to have a grand shauri.

2014 M. Moyd in N. Berman et al. German Colonialism Revisited 108 Streams of people showed up on shauri days to present their complaints, to make requests, to respond to summons, or just to observe the day's events.

2. An issue or problem. Now chiefly in phrase your (their, etc.) shauri : your (their, etc.) affair or concern.

ΚΠ

1921 Times of India 7 Jan. 14/4 All shauries, large and small, must be dealt with, and often require much patience.

1938 E. Hemingway Fifth Column (1939) 121 The gun-bearers..go with us. It's their shauri. You see, they signed on for it.

1970 Kenya Farmer Feb. 8/5 Often he can solve a problem by calling a meeting of the staff and obtaining their views and suggestions, not only on their personal shauris, but also on improvements in sales and service.

2019 @olmagogo 17 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 18 Nov. 2019) If you vote a Governor who ‘eats’ all your development, don't blame other Kenyans or Central Government, it's your ‘shauri’!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	shauri
释义	shaurin. Brit. /ʃaˈuːri/, U.S. /ʃæˈuri/, East African English /ʃaˈuri/ Forms: 1800s– shauri, 1900s– shaurie. Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili shauri. Etymology: < Swahili shauri (plural mashauri) advice, plan, problem (on which one needs advice), deliberation of such a problem, the meeting where it is discussed, apparently ultimately < Arabic šūrā consultation, deliberation, advice (compare majlis al-šūrā advisory body, council). East African. 1. A meeting, assembly, or council. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > a difficulty difficultya1398 hardheada1425 problem1874 shauri1874 shauri1921 prob1934 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] redeOE rathec1175 counsel?c1225 governaila1382 advicec1390 advisement1409 visingc1480 vicea1500 manuduction1502 recommending1575 recommendation1585 aread1590 paraenesis1593 consult1654 guidant1691 advisal1765 shauri1874 1874 H. M. Stanley Let. 19 Oct. in Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 1875 (1878) 7 174 These volunteers come to make ‘shauri’—to hold a palaver or talk. 1903 A. Arkell-Hardwick Ivory Trader N. Kenia 80 After we had eaten we held a ‘shaurie’, and the mystery was explained. 1925 N. K. Strange Wife in Kenya xvii. 123 Sometimes such strangers came on business intent, to have a grand shauri. 2014 M. Moyd in N. Berman et al. German Colonialism Revisited 108 Streams of people showed up on shauri days to present their complaints, to make requests, to respond to summons, or just to observe the day's events. 2. An issue or problem. Now chiefly in phrase your (their, etc.) shauri : your (their, etc.) affair or concern. ΚΠ 1921 Times of India 7 Jan. 14/4 All shauries, large and small, must be dealt with, and often require much patience. 1938 E. Hemingway Fifth Column (1939) 121 The gun-bearers..go with us. It's their shauri. You see, they signed on for it. 1970 Kenya Farmer Feb. 8/5 Often he can solve a problem by calling a meeting of the staff and obtaining their views and suggestions, not only on their personal shauris, but also on improvements in sales and service. 2019 @olmagogo 17 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 18 Nov. 2019) If you vote a Governor who ‘eats’ all your development, don't blame other Kenyans or Central Government, it's your ‘shauri’! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1874
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