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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(India) The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest..
Murkhdutt, his hands covered with dough, rushed to the front of his room, craned his neck to look out, tried to arrange his shikha with his wrists, and rubbing his eyes looked in the direction of the gate.
Use shikha when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shikha means (India) The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest..
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Murkhdutt, his hands covered with dough, rushed to the front of his room, craned his neck to look out, tried to arrange his shikha with his wrists, and rubbing his eyes looked in the direction of the gate.
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