शिखा

See also: शंख and शाखा

Hindi

Proper noun

शिखा • (śikhā) f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Shikha.

Noun

शिखा • (śikhā) f

  1. (rare, in compounds) flame
  2. (Hinduism) a sikha (Hindu hairstyle common in orthodox sects)

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compare Pali sikhā.

Pronunciation

Noun

शिखा • (śíkhā) f

  1. plume, tuft of hair
  2. peacock's crest
  3. ray of light
    Synonym: किरण (kiraṇa)
  4. (poetry) a part of a verse

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1070
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