amrit

noun

am·​rit

ˈamrə̇t

variants or amrita

amˈrētə

plural -s

: a sweetened water used by the Sikhs as a sacred drink and as baptismal water

Word History

Etymology

Panjabi & Sanskrit; Panjabi amṛt, literally, immortal, from Sanskrit amṛta, from a- a- entry 2 + mṛta dead, death

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

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