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.