shaka

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von shaka im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist. Used to express a variety of positive meanings including "all right", "hello" and "goodbye"

US President-elect Obama flashes the 'shaka' before he greets a crowd.

born 1787 died Sept. 22, 1828 Zulu chief (1816-28), founder of southern Africa's Zulu empire. Raised as an outcast because his parents' marriage violated Zulu custom, Shaka proved himself a brilliant warrior and by 1816 had established himself as head of the Zulu. He worked to improve weapons systems, institute a regimental system, and develop standard tactics, ruling his warriors with an iron hand. He attacked and subjugated tribes of coastal Zululand, contributing to the Mfecane disturbances of the 1820s. After his mother's death in 1827, he became psychotic and began terrifying and killing his own people; he was murdered by his two half brothers

Silbentrennung

Sha·ka

Türkische aussprache

şäkı

Synonyme

hang-loose sign

Aussprache

/ˈsʜäkə/ /ˈʃɑːkə/

Etymologie

() Origin uncertain. 'Shaka' is not a word or sound combination in the Hawaiian language.