ꦲꦧꦶꦱꦺꦏ
Javanese
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Javanese abhiṣeka (“consecration (as king), elevation (to a new position); consecration name”), from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeka, “sprinkling, watering, wetting; anointing, inaugurating or consecrating by sprinkling water; coronation, inauguration, installation; etc.”); compare Pali abhiseka (“anointing, consecration, inauguration”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editꦲꦧꦶꦱꦺꦏ (abiséka)
- (archaic) consecration (as king)
- (archaic) consecration name
Descendants
edit- → Indonesian: abiseka
Further reading
edit- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “abiséka”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN