shama

[ shah-muh ]

noun
  1. a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.

Origin of shama

1
1830–40; said to be <Hindi śāmā

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How to use shama in a sentence

  • shama Sahai was young and strong, accustomed for many of her sixteen years to the heat of the noonday sun in the fields.

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  • As the streets were full of people crowding this way and that, shama Sahai kept as close to her parents as she could.

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  • shama Sahai lay perfectly quiet as the couple, still mumbling unkind remarks at each other, came in and lay down on the floor.

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  • At once the little company hurried to the great temple which was by far the most wonderful building that shama had ever seen.

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  • During all this time the fat priest kept close to them and it seemed to shama that his eyes were always upon her.

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