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- [sham-bok, -buhk]
- /ʃæmˈbɒk, -ˈbʌk/
- /ˈʃæm.bɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sham-bok, -buhk]
- /ʃæmˈbɒk, -ˈbʌk/
Definitions of sjambok word
- noun sjambok (in southern Africa) a heavy whip, usually of rhinoceros hide. 1
- verb with object sjambok to whip with or as if with such a whip. 1
- noun sjambok a heavy whip of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide 0
- noun sjambok a stiff synthetic version of this, used in crowd control 0
- verb sjambok to strike or beat with such a whip 0
- noun sjambok in South Africa, a whip traditionally made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide 0
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Origin of sjambok
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < Afrikaans s(j)ambok < Malay cambuk whip < Hindi cābuk
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Parts of speech for Sjambok
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sjambok popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sjambok usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sjambok
- what is a sjambok?
- how to make a sjambok?
- what is a sjambok made from?
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