As a deity name
Name 311 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
शिखण्डी · śikhaṇḍī · adj.
(f. -inī), Crested, tufted; a peacock; a cock; a peacock's tail — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 731
Cited formation "शिखण्डी" is शिखण्ड + -ई: शिखण्ड means "A tuft or lock of hair left on the crown or the side of the head at tonsure", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "शिखण्डी" is शिखण्ड + -ई: शिखण्ड means "A tuft or lock of hair left on the crown or the side of the head at tonsure", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "शिखण्डी" is शिखण्ड + -ई: शिखण्ड means "A tuft or lock of hair left on the crown or the side of the head at tonsure", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a lock on the crown of the head
Scripturally attested Verified derivationWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śikhaṇḍī" is the nominative of "śikhaṇḍin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śikhaṇḍī" is the feminine form of "śikhaṇḍa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śikhaṇḍī (ī), f., see below.
śikhaṇḍī f. (of śikhaṇḍa, g. gaurādi) a lock on the crown of the head, L.
Abrus Precatorius, L.
yellow jasmine, L.
śikhaṇḍin mfn. wearing a tuft or lock of hair, tufted, crested (applied to various gods), AV.; MBh.; R.
śikhaṇḍin m. a peacock, Kāv.; Pur.; Kathās.
śikhaṇḍa m. (cf. śikhā) a tuft or lock of hair left on the crown or sides of the head at tonsure, TS.; ŚBr.; Daś.
any crest or plume or tuft, MW.
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