Etymology
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Borrowed from Sanskrit অভিষিক্ত (abhiṣikta). Compare Assamese অভিষিক্ত (obhixikto), Odia ଅଭିଷିକ୍ତ (ôbhiṣiktô), Hindustani ابھیشکت / अभिषिक्त (abhiṣikt).
Pronunciation
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- (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔbʱiʃikt̪o/, [ˈɔbʱiʃikt̪oˑ], [ˈɔviʃikt̪oˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔbʱiʃikt̪o/, [ˈɔbʱiʃikt̪oˑ], [ˈɔviʃikt̪oˑ]
Adjective
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অভিষিক্ত • (obhiśikto)
- anointed
- installed, appointed
- immersed, bathed
Related terms
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References
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- 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