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English
Noun
abhiseka (plural abhisekas)
- Alternative spelling of abhisheka
Pali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká). By surface analysis, abhi- + seka.
Noun
abhiseka m
- anointing, consecration, inauguration
Declension
Declension table of "abhiseka" (masculine)
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဘိသိက် (bhi.sik) (learned)
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “abhiseka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 72
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “abhisēka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press