Home › Words › A › amalakaamalakaamalaka · noun — 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.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka, “emblic, Indian gooseberry”).nounA 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.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amalthea 51% match — An aggregation of dry fruits within a calyx which does not become fleshy, as in Alchemilla or Sanguisorba. vs amalaka →amalaita 51% match — A member of an urban criminal gang. vs amalaka →shikhara 50% match — A spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple. vs amalaka →amla 50% match — Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree. vs amalaka →agalmatolite 50% match — A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, which was used in China for carvings in pagodas. It is probably a variety of pinite. vs amalaka →amlah 50% match — A court official in India. vs amalaka →amal 49% match — A member of a leading dynasty of the Goths. vs amalaka →amaling 48% match — Synonym of Amal (“member of Goth dynasty”). vs amalaka →