অভিষিক্ত

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit অভিষিক্ত (abhiṣikta). Compare Assamese অভিষিক্ত (obhixikto), Odia ଅଭିଷିକ୍ତ (abhiṣikta), Hindustani ابھیشکت / अभिषिक्त (abhiṣikt).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔbʱiʃikt̪o/, [ˈɔbʱiʃikt̪oˑ], [ˈɔviʃikt̪oˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔbʱiʃikt̪o/, [ˈɔbʱiʃikt̪oˑ], [ˈɔviʃikt̪oˑ]

Adjective

অভিষিক্ত • (obhiśikto)

  1. anointed
  2. installed, appointed
  3. immersed, bathed

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “অভিষিক্ত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, অভিষিক্ত, Government of Bangladesh
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