amalaka

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noun

A segmented or notched stone disk, usually with ridges on the rim, that sits on the top of a Hindu temple's shikhara or main tower.

OriginSanskrit आमलक →
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Meanings

nounamalaka (plural amalakas)

plural amalakas

  1. A segmented or notched stone disk, usually with ridges on the rim, that sits on the top of a Hindu temple's shikhara or main tower.

Origin

  1. Sanskritआमलक“emblic, Indian gooseberry”
  2. Englishamalaka

From Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka, “emblic, Indian gooseberry”).

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Translations

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