simhamuka.
giant relief with bulging eyes and long fangs in the form of a scary-looking head, usually placed above the door of a house and believed to contain magical powers to protect the building, usually used above temple doors or in front of ancient buildings, believed to ward off evil influences
Meaning & usage
giant relief with bulging eyes and long fangs in the form of a scary-looking head, usually placed above the door of a house and believed to contain magical powers to protect the building, usually used above temple doors or in front of ancient buildings, believed to ward off evil influences
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सिंहमुख (siṃhamukha, “simhamukha”, literally “lion's mouth”). By surface analysis, singa (“lion”) + muka (“face”), literally “the face of lion”.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.