شكھا

िशखा śikhā, s.f. Sharp end, point, peak, pinnacle end, tip, top, summit; a crest, top-knot tuft, plume, a lock of hair on the crown of the head; crest or comb (of a bird); flame; a ray of light; a fibrous root; a branch:—śikhā-val, adj. & s.m. (f. -ā, or -ī), Having a point, etc.; pointed; crested;—a peacock.