Gender Masculine Usage Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil Scripts अभिषेक(Hindi, Marathi) અભિષેક(Gujarati) ਅਭਿਸ਼ੇਕ(Gurmukhi) অভিষেক(Bengali) ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್(Kannada) అభిషేక్(Telugu) അഭിഷേക്(Malayalam) அபிஷேக்(Tamil) Pronounced Pron. /ə.bʱɪ.ˈʂeːk/(Hindi) /ə.bʱi.ˈʂek/(Marathi) /ˈo.bʱi.ʃek/(Bengali) Meaning & History From Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeka) meaning "anointing".