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shikhara

shikhara noun: a spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple.

Noun

shikhara (plural shikharas)

  1. A spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple.
    • The silver shikhara of the Eklingji Temple shone like the beam from a lighthouse.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 333

Forms of shikhara

pluralshikharas
alternative formsikhara
alternative formsikhra

Origin of shikhara

From Sanskrit शिखर (śikhara).

Questions about shikhara

What does shikhara mean?
Shikhara means a spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple.
What part of speech is shikhara?
Shikhara is a noun.
What is the plural of shikhara?
The plural of shikhara is shikharas.

Words near shikhara in the dictionary

  1. shikepoke
  2. shikepokes
  3. shikha
  4. Shikhandi
  5. Shikhar
  6. shikhara
  7. shikharas
  8. shikhas
  9. shikho
  10. shikhoed
  11. shikhoing

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