shiko

noun — 2 senses

shiko

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Japanese 四股.

1

Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, Sumo, War, Wrestling One of the basic sumo exercises, in which the rikishi raises a leg high in the air to the side, then brings it down with a stamp. It is also performed on the dohyo to drive away bad spirits.

shiko

noun
1

A posture of prostration in Burma.

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