അഭിഷേകം

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐb(ʱ)iʂeːɡɐm/

Noun

അഭിഷേകം • (abhiṣēkaṁ)

1. anointing
2. sprinkling with water, inauguration or consecration by pouring oil, ghee, rice, pearls, etc.
3. (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.