Etymology

Shikhandi

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Today it means: A character in the Mahabharata, child of Drupada, born as a girl but transformed into a boy by a yaksha; slayer of Bhishma. Full definition →

Sanskrit शिखण्डिन्
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromशिखण्डिन्
  2. English todayShikhandi

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखण्डिन् (śikhaṇḍin).

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