AMALAKA

Meaning of AMALAKA in English

äˈmələkə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Sanskrit āmalaka myrobalan

: a bulbous or melonlike ornament terminating the shikaras of medieval Indian temples

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

AMALAKA — /ah mul"euh keuh/ , n. (in Hindu architecture) the bulbous finial of a sikhara. [ amalaka the myrobalan tree ]
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SHIKARA — ˈshikərə noun or sik·ar ˈshikə(r) ; or si·kha·ra -kərə ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit śikhara 1. : the tower or …
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AMLA — ˈämlə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi āmlā, from Sanskrit āmalaka : emblic
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SIKHARA — /shik"euhr euh, shik"reuh/ , n. (in Indian architecture) a convexly tapering tower, capped by an amalaka. Also, sikra . [ …
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