Pronunciation: shi- ' lük
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Shilluk or Shilluks
Etymology: probably from dialect Arabic, from Shilluk c ɔ l ɔ , 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