amalaka

See also: amalaką

English

Etymology

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

Noun

amalaka (plural amalakas)

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.

Translations

Translations

• Indonesian: amalaka
• Polish: amalaka f
• Russian: амалака f (amalaka)

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amaˈlaka]
• Hyphenation: ama‧la‧ka

Noun

amalaka

1. (archaeology) amalaka: 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.

Further reading

• “amalaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English amalaka. Ultimately from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka, “emblic, Indian gooseberry”). First attested in 1900.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.maˈla.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧la‧ka

Noun

amalaka f

1. (architecture) amalaka

Declension

Declension of amalaka

	singular	plural
nominative	amalaka	amalaki
genitive	amalaki	amalak
dative	amalace	amalakom
accusative	amalakę	amalaki
instrumental	amalaką	amalakami
locative	amalace	amalakach
vocative	amalako	amalaki

Further reading

• amalaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN