shikha

Alternative forms

 * sikha

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest.
 * 2) * 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 3:
 * 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.