shirorekha

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noun

The horizontal line on top of every character in Devanagari script.

OriginHindi शिरोरेखा →
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Meanings

nounshirorekha (plural shirorekhas)

plural shirorekhas

  1. The horizontal line on top of every character in Devanagari script.

Origin

  1. Hindiशिरोरेखा
  2. Englishshirorekha

Borrowed from Hindi शिरोरेखा (śirorekhā).

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shirorekha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirorekha

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“shirorekha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirorekha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shirorekha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirorekha.

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