Save Gender Feminine Usage Indian, Hindi Scripts दीपशिखा(Hindi) Pronounced Pron. /d̪iːp.ʃɪ.kʰɑː/(Hindi) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsDeepshika, etc. Meaning & History From Sanskrit दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light" and शिखा (śíkhā) meaning "plume; peacock's crest."