Main Entry:

Shil·luk

Pronunciation:

\shi-ˈlük\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Shilluk or Shilluks

Etymology:

probably from dialect 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