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shikha

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

Noun

shikha (plural shikhas)

  1. (India) The 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

Proper noun capitalized: Shikha

Shikha

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

Forms of shikha

pluralshikhas
alternative formsikha

Origin of shikha

From Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā).

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā).

Questions about shikha

What does shikha mean?
Shikha means the long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest.
What part of speech is shikha?
Shikha can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of shikha?
The plural of shikha is shikhas.

Words near shikha in the dictionary

  1. shikarris
  2. shikars
  3. Shikasta Nasta'liq
  4. shikepoke
  5. shikepokes
  6. shikha
  7. Shikhandi
  8. Shikhar
  9. shikhara
  10. shikharas
  11. shikhas

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