शिखा

See also: शंख and शाखा

Hindi

Proper noun

शिखा • (śikhā) f

  1. a female given name, Shikha, from Sanskrit

Declension
Declension of शिखा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct शिखा
śikhā		 शिखाएँ
śikhāẽ
oblique शिखा
śikhā		 शिखाओं
śikhāõ
vocative शिखा
śikhā		 शिखाओ
śikhāo

Noun

शिखा • (śikhā) f

  1. (rare, in compounds) flame
  2. (Hinduism) a sikha (Hindu hairstyle common in orthodox sects)

Declension
Declension of शिखा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct शिखा
śikhā		 शिखाएँ
śikhāẽ
oblique शिखा
śikhā		 शिखाओं
śikhāõ
vocative शिखा
śikhā		 शिखाओ
śikhāo

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Compare Persian جیغه (jiğa).

Pronunciation

Noun

शिखा • (śíkhā) stem, f

  1. plume, tuft of hair
  2. peacock's crest
  3. ray of light
    Synonym: किरण (kiraṇa)
  4. (poetry) a part of a verse

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of शिखा (śikhā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शिखा
śikhā		 शिखे
śikhe		 शिखाः
śikhāḥ
Vocative शिखे
śikhe		 शिखे
śikhe		 शिखाः
śikhāḥ
Accusative शिखाम्
śikhām		 शिखे
śikhe		 शिखाः
śikhāḥ
Instrumental शिखया / शिखा¹
śikhayā / śikhā¹		 शिखाभ्याम्
śikhābhyām		 शिखाभिः
śikhābhiḥ
Dative शिखायै
śikhāyai		 शिखाभ्याम्
śikhābhyām		 शिखाभ्यः
śikhābhyaḥ
Ablative शिखायाः / शिखायै²
śikhāyāḥ / śikhāyai²		 शिखाभ्याम्
śikhābhyām		 शिखाभ्यः
śikhābhyaḥ
Genitive शिखायाः / शिखायै²
śikhāyāḥ / śikhāyai²		 शिखयोः
śikhayoḥ		 शिखानाम्
śikhānām
Locative शिखायाम्
śikhāyām		 शिखयोः
śikhayoḥ		 शिखासु
śikhāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References
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