അഭിഷേകം
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Malayalam[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeka).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “അഭിഷേകം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.