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Amrita

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Anglicization of Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta, “immortal”).

From Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta, “immortal, immortality”). Compare also Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “ambrosia”).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: অমিয় (omiy) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Assamese: অমৃত (omrit) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Avestan: 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 (aməša) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Bengali: অমৃত (omrito) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Bengali: আমত (amot) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Bengali: অমিয় (omiẏo) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Bengali: অমি (omi) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甘露 (gānlù) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • German: Amrita — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Gujarati: અમૃત (amŕt) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Gujarati: અમી (amī) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Hindi: अमृत (amŕt) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Hindi: अमिय (amiya) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Indonesian: amerta — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Japanese: 甘露 (kanro) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Kannada: ಅಮೃತ (amṛta) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Korean: 감로 (gamno) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Malay: amerta — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Malayalam: അമൃതം (amr̥taṁ) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Marathi: अमृत (amŕt) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Newar: अमृत (amr̥ta) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Polish: amryta — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Polish: amrita — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Portuguese: Amrita — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Punjabi: ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ (ammrit) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Russian: амри́та (amríta) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Tamil: அமிர்தம் (amirtam) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Telugu: అమృతము (amr̥tamu) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Thai: อมฤต (à-má-rít, à-má-rʉ́t) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Tibetan: ཚེ་ཆུ (tshe chu) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Tibetan: བདུད་རྩི (bdud rtsi) — drink of the Hindu gods
  • Vietnamese: cam lộ — drink of the Hindu gods
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