shama

American  

[shah-muh] / ˈʃɑ mə /

noun

1. a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.

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Etymology

Origin of shama

1830–40; said to be < Hindi śāmā

Example Sentences

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shama

Up here you can hear the rich song of a shama thrush through the branches and get a peek of the very tip of Diamond Head.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2015

Krishna has himself said, 'Devoting the mind exclusively to me is the virtue of shama'.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

It was a bird you heard—the sweet-singing shama, or a chakwa calling to his mate across a stream.

From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.

If song denotes only sweet melodies such as those of the shama and the nightingale, then indeed flycatcher-warblers are not singers.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas

As the harsh call, like an evening muezzin, died out, the sweet song of a shama, in tones as pure as those of a nightingale, broke the solemn hush of eventide.

From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander