శిఖ

See also: శాఖ, శాఖి, శిఖి, and శంఖం

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā, “plume, tuft of hair”)

Noun

శిఖ • (śikha) ? (plural శిఖలు)

1. a tuft or lock of hair left on the crown of the head.
2. a peacock's crest or comb.
3. a flame.
4. top, tip, point, summit.
5. a branch.
6. a ray of light.

References

శిఖ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)