शिखा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā).
Noun
शिखा • (śikhā) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शिखा śikhā |
शिखाएँ śikhāẽ |
| oblique | शिखा śikhā |
शिखाओं śikhāõ |
| vocative | शिखा śikhā |
शिखाओ śikhāo |
Proper noun
शिखा • (śikhā) f
- a female given name, Shikha, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | शिखा śikhā |
| oblique | शिखा śikhā |
| vocative | शिखा śikhā |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “शिखा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4742
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “शिखा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 743
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “शिखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 950
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शिखा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 614.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শিখা (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬶᬔᬵ (Balinese script)
- শিখা (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰰𑰏𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀺𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ၐိခါ (Burmese script)
- શિખા (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਿਖਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦶꦑꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂱𑂎𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಶಿಖಾ (Kannada script)
- ឝិខា (Khmer script)
- ຨິຂາ (Lao script)
- ശിഖാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡳᡘᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘱𑘏𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠢᠻᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧒𑦯𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐶𑐏𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଶିଖା (Odia script)
- ꢯꢶꢓꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆴𑆒𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖰𑖏𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ශිඛා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩑𑩝𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚮𑚋𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஶிக²ா (Tamil script)
- శిఖా (Telugu script)
- ศิขา (Thai script)
- ཤི་ཁཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒱𑒐𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨁𑨌𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕí.kʰɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕi.kʰɑː/
Noun
शिखा॑ • (śíkhā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शिखा (śikhā) | शिखे (śikhe) | शिखाः (śikhāḥ) |
| accusative | शिखाम् (śikhām) | शिखे (śikhe) | शिखाः (śikhāḥ) |
| instrumental | शिखया (śikhayā) शिखा¹ (śikhā¹) |
शिखाभ्याम् (śikhābhyām) | शिखाभिः (śikhābhiḥ) |
| dative | शिखायै (śikhāyai) | शिखाभ्याम् (śikhābhyām) | शिखाभ्यः (śikhābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शिखायाः (śikhāyāḥ) शिखायै² (śikhāyai²) |
शिखाभ्याम् (śikhābhyām) | शिखाभ्यः (śikhābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शिखायाः (śikhāyāḥ) शिखायै² (śikhāyai²) |
शिखयोः (śikhayoḥ) | शिखानाम् (śikhānām) |
| locative | शिखायाम् (śikhāyām) | शिखयोः (śikhayoḥ) | शिखासु (śikhāsu) |
| vocative | शिखे (śikhe) | शिखे (śikhe) | शिखाः (śikhāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Pali: sikhā
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀳𑀸 (sihā), 𑀲𑀺𑀳𑀮𑀻 (sihalī), 𑀙𑀺𑀳𑀮𑀻 (chihalī)
- Sinhalese: සී (sī)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “शिखा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1070.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śikhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press