amrita
English
noun
Definitions
- (Hinduism) The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit अमृत (immortal, immortality, elixir of life, food and nectar of the gods).
Origin
Sanskrit
अमृत
Gloss
immortal, immortality, elixir of life, food and nectar of the gods
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Amrita English
- Amrita Nadi English
- ambrosia Latin
- ambrosiacus Latin
- ambrosía Spanish, Castilian
- ἀμβροσία Ancient Greek
- अमृत Sanskrit
- मृ Sanskrit
- अमृत Hindi
- อมฤต Thai
- αμβροσία Greek (modern)
- 甘露 Chinese
- *amŕ̥tas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- அமிர்தம் Tamil
- amerta Javanese
- ʼamṛta Old Khmer
- 𑀅𑀫𑀺𑀭𑁆𑀢𑀫𑁆 Old Tamil
- 𑀅𑀫𑀼𑀢𑀫𑁆 Old Tamil