amalaka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A segmented or notched stone disk, usually with ridges on the rim, that sits on the top of a Hindu temple's shikhara or main tower.

Word forms

amalaka amalakas

Etymology

From Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka, “emblic, Indian gooseberry”).

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