അഭിഷേകം

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɐb(ʱ)iʂeːɡɐm/

Noun

അഭിഷേകം • (abhiṣēkaṁ)

anointing
sprinkling with water, inauguration or consecration by pouring oil, ghee, rice, pearls, etc.
(Hinduism) abhisheka (the ceremonial bathing of an idol)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872) “അഭിഷേകം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.

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