శిఖ

See also: శాఖ, శాఖి, శిఖి, and శంఖం

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā, “plume, tuft of hair”).

Noun

శిఖ • (śikha) ? (plural శిఖలు)

1. a tuft or lock of hair left on the crown of the head
2. a peacock's crest or comb
3. a flame
4. top, tip, point, summit
5. a branch
6. a ray of light

References

శిఖ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)