অভিষিক্ত

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit অভিষিক্ত (abhiṣikta). Compare Assamese অভিষিক্ত (obhixikto), Odia ଅଭିଷିକ୍ତ (abhishikta), 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

Related terms

• অভিষেক (obhiśek)

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