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shikhas

shikhas is the plural of shikha.

Meaning of shikha

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

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Questions about shikhas

What is shikhas the plural of?
Shikhas is the plural of shikha.

Words near shikhas in the dictionary

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

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