shikha

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noun

The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest.

OriginSanskrit शिखा →
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Meanings

shikha1

nounshikha (plural shikhas)

plural shikhas · alternative sikha

  1. IndiaThe long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest.

    Murkhdutt, his hands covered with dough, rushed to the front of his room, craned his neck to look out, tried to arrange his shikha with his wrists, and rubbing his eyes looked in the direction of the gate.

    2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 3

Shikha2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Origin

shikha · noun

  1. Sanskritशिखा
  2. Englishshikha

From Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā).

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Shikha · proper noun

  1. Sanskritशिखा
  2. EnglishShikha

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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