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)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

शिखा • (śíkhā) stem, 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

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