शिखा

See also: शंख and शाखा

Hindi

Proper noun

शिखा • (śikhā) f

A female given name, equivalent to English Shikha

Noun

शिखा • (śikhā) f

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

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compare Pali sikhā.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕí.kʰɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕi.kʰɑː/

Noun

शिखा • (śíkhā) f

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

References

Monier Williams (1899), “शिखा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1070.

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