shikara
noun
[ ʃɪˈkɑːrə ]
• (in Kashmir) a houseboat.
Origin:
via Kashmiri from Persian šikārī ‘of hunting’.
shikari
noun
• a hunter.
Origin:
early 19th century: via Urdu from Persian šikārī ‘of hunting’.
shikhara
noun
• a spire on a Hindu temple.
Origin:
from Sanskrit śikhara ‘peak, spire’.
