Main Entry: Shil·luk

Pronunciation: \shi-ˈlük\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Shilluk or Shilluks

Etymology: probably from dial. Arabic, from Shilluk cɔlɔ, a self-designation

Date: 1790

1 : a member of a Nilotic people of the Sudan dwelling mainly on the west bank of the White Nile
2 : the language of the Shilluk people