abiseka

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦶꦱꦺꦏ (abiséka), from Old Javanese abhiṣeka, 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

  • IPA(key): /abi.se.ka/
  • Hyphenation: abi‧sé‧ka

Noun

abiseka

  1. (Hinduism) ceremony of watering, related to coronation, inauguration, installation; etc.

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

abiseka

  1. alternative spelling of abiséka, romanization of ꦲꦧꦶꦱꦺꦏ
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