As a deity name
Name 376 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
शिखिनी · noun · feminine
मयूरी · मुर्गी · मुर्गकेश । जटाधारी का पौधा — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "शिखिनी" is शिखि + -नी: शिखि means "मोर । मयूर", and the suffix -नी forms feminine of some nouns. CHD Basic Grammar App. II §5 — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a pea-hen
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śikhinī" is the vocative dual of "śikhi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śikhinī" is the feminine form of "śikhin" — the same word with the feminine ending (vocative dual).
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śikhinī (inī), f. a pea-hen, R.
cock's comb, Celosia Cristata, L.
1. śikhi m. (mc. for śikhin) a peacock, Hariv.
N. of Indra under Manu Tāmasa, MārkP.
śikhin mfn. having a tuft or lock of hair on the top of the head, AV.; Gaut.; MBh. &c.
one who has reached the summit of knowledge, BrahmUp.
Alternative readings
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