অভিষিক্ত

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit অভিষিক্ত (abhiṣikta). Compare Assamese অভিষিক্ত (obhixikto), Odia ଅଭିଷିକ୍ତ (ôbhiṣiktô), Hindustani ابھیشکت / अभिषिक्त (abhiṣikt).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔbʱiʃikt̪o/, [ˈɔbʱiʃikt̪oˑ], [ˈɔviʃikt̪oˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔbʱiʃikt̪o/, [ˈɔbʱiʃikt̪oˑ], [ˈɔviʃikt̪oˑ]

Adjective edit

অভিষিক্ত (obhiśikto)

  1. anointed
  2. installed, appointed
  3. immersed, bathed

Related terms edit

References edit

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “অভিষিক্ত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, অভিষিক্ত, Government of Bangladesh