AMALAKA

Meaning of AMALAKA in English

/ah mul"euh keuh/ , n. (in Hindu architecture)

the bulbous finial of a sikhara.

[ amalaka the myrobalan tree ]

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AMALAKA — äˈmələkə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit āmalaka myrobalan : a bulbous or melonlike ornament terminating the shikaras of medieval …
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SIKHARA — or shikhara Tower characteristic of Hindu temples of northern India. The sikhara over the sanctuary of a temple is usually …
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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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SIKHARA — or shikhara Tower characteristic of Hindu temples of northern India. The sikhara over the sanctuary of a temple is usually …
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