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Sound
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name
The son of the sage Vyasa (credited as the organizer of the Vedas and Puranas) and the main narrator of the Bhagavata Purana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism
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noun
A sash (decorative length of cloth) worn in parts of Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Sanskrit शुक (śuka, “parrot”).
From Swahili shuka.
