Abhishek
अभिषेक
anointing, consecration, coronation
Pronunciation
[ɐbʰɪʂeːkɐ] (Sanskrit), [əbʰɪʂeːk] (Hindi), "ABH‑eye‑SHEK" (English approximation)
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अभिषेक
anointing, consecration, coronation
[ɐbʰɪʂeːkɐ] (Sanskrit), [əbʰɪʂeːk] (Hindi), "ABH‑eye‑SHEK" (English approximation)
आदित्य (Devanagari) [1][3]
Belonging to Aditi; also a name for the sun god Surya [1]
/ɑː.ˈd̪it̪.jɐ/ (Sanskrit) ; "uh‑DIH‑tyuh" (common English) [1][8]
अमित (Devanagari), অমিত (Bengali/Assamese), ଅମିତ (Odia), અમિત (Gujarati), ਅਮਿਤ (Gurmukhi), അമിത് (Malayalam), ಅಮಿತ್ (Kannada), அமித் (Tamil), అమిత్ (Telugu)[1]
Immeasurable, infinite, boundless[1]; Friend, colleague, peer[3]
Hindi: /ə.mɪt̪/ (uh‑mit)[4]
अमृता (Devanagari) [2]
immortal; nectar of the gods [1][4]
/əm.ɾɪ.t̪ɑː/ (Standard Hindi) [2]
आनंद (Devanagari)
Happiness, joy, bliss, delight, pleasure
IPA /ˈɑːnənd/
अञ्जलि (Devanagari)[2]; અંજલિ (Gujarati)[1]
Salutation / reverence (Sanskrit)[2]; "one who offers with both hands"[4]
Gujarati IPA /ˈəɲ.d͡ʒə.li/[1]; English common forms “uhn‑JAH‑lee”, “AHN‑juh‑lee”[3]
अपर्णा (Devanagari) [1]
leafless (Sanskrit) – also an epithet of the goddess Parvati [1][5]
अर्जुन (Hindi) [1]
"white", "clear", "bright", "shining", "silver" [5][3]
Hindi: /əɾ.d͡ʒʊn/; Urdu: /əɾ.d͡ʒʊn/ [3][4]
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/ˈtʃɪt̪.ɾɑː/
दीपक (Devanagari)
lamp; light
/d̪iː.pək/ (Standard Hindi)
Devanagari: दिनेश (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) and other regional scripts [1]
"Lord of the day" / "Sun" (epithet of the Sun) [3][2][4][6]
Standard Hindi IPA /d̪ɪ.neːʃ/; English approximation DIN‑esh /ˈdɪn.ɛʃ/ [2][4]
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