abhiseka
English
Noun
abhiseka (plural abhisekas)
- Alternative spelling of abhisheka
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- अभिसेक (Devanagari script)
- অভিসেক (Bengali script)
- අභිසෙක (Sinhalese script)
- အဘိသေက or ဢꧤိသေၵ (Burmese script)
- อภิเสก or อะภิเสกะ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨽᩥᩈᩮᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຠິເສກ or ອະຠິເສກະ (Lao script)
- អភិសេក (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄞𑄨𑄥𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká); synchronically analysable as abhi- + seka.
Noun
abhiseka m
- anointing, consecration, inauguration
Declension
Declension table of "abhiseka" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | abhiseko | abhisekā |
| Accusative (second) | abhisekaṃ | abhiseke |
| Instrumental (third) | abhisekena | abhisekehi or abhisekebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | abhisekassa or abhisekāya or abhisekatthaṃ | abhisekānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | abhisekasmā or abhisekamhā or abhisekā | abhisekehi or abhisekebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | abhisekassa | abhisekānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | abhisekasmiṃ or abhisekamhi or abhiseke | abhisekesu |
| Vocative (calling) | abhiseka | abhisekā |
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