अभिषेक्

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʌbisek]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: अबिसेक्

Noun

अभिषेक् • (abhiṣek)

  1. sprinkling; any religious ceremony where sprinkling is performed
    Synonyms: अभिषेचन (abhiṣecan), सिञ्चन (siñcan)
  2. coronation, inauguration, investiture
    Synonym: उद्घाटन (udghāṭan)
  3. (Hinduism) abhisheka (the ceremonial bathing of an idol); offering made in connection with bathing an idol

Declension
Declension of अभिषेक्
Singular Plural
nominative अभिषेक् [ʌbʱisek] अभिषेक्हरू [ʌbʱisekɦʌɾu]
accusative अभिषेक्लाई [ʌbʱisekläi] अभिषेक्हरूलाई [ʌbʱisekɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative अभिषेक्ले [ʌbʱisekle] अभिषेक्हरूले [ʌbʱisekɦʌɾule]
dative अभिषेक्लाई [ʌbʱisekläi] अभिषेक्हरूलाई [ʌbʱisekɦʌɾuläi]
ablative अभिषेक्बाट [ʌbʱisek̚koʈʌ] अभिषेक्हरूबाट [ʌbʱisekɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive अभिषेक्को [ʌbʱisek̚ko] अभिषेक्हरूको [ʌbʱisekɦʌɾuko]
locative अभिषेक्मा [ʌbʱisekmä] अभिषेक्हरूमा [ʌbʱisekɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Proper noun

अभिषेक् • (abhiṣek) m

  1. a male given name, Abhishek, from Sanskrit

Declension
Declension of अभिषेक्
Singular
nominative अभिषेक् [ʌbʱisek]
accusative अभिषेक्लाई [ʌbʱisekläi]
instrumental/ergative अभिषेक्ले [ʌbʱisekle]
dative अभिषेक्लाई [ʌbʱisekläi]
ablative अभिषेक्बाट [ʌbʱisek̚koʈʌ]
genitive अभिषेक्को [ʌbʱisek̚ko]
locative अभिषेक्मा [ʌbʱisekmä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading
  • “अभिषेक्”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “अभिषेक्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
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