Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shikhara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shikhara
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple.

Example Sentences

"The silver shikhara of the Eklingji Temple shone like the beam from a lighthouse."

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिखर (śikhara).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: शिखर

Inflected Forms

shikharas (plural) sikhara (alternative) sikhra (alternative)

Questions

What does shikhara mean?: A spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple.
Where does shikhara come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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