อมตะ
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- อมต
- อมฤต (à-má-rít)
Etymology
From Pali amata (“nectar; ambrosia”, literally “not dead; undead; undying”). Cognate with Khmer អមត (’âmôt).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | อมตะ ɒ m t a | |
| Phonemic | อะ-มะ-ตะ ɒ a – m a – t a | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | à-má-dtà |
| Royal Institute | a-ma-ta | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔa˨˩.ma˦˥.taʔ˨˩/ | |
Adjective
อมตะ • (à-má-dtà)
- (elegant) deathless; immortal; undying.
- (elegant) timeless; ageless; forever; perpetual; eternal; everlasting.
- (elegant) timeless: not affected by time.
Noun
อมตะ • (à-má-dtà)
- (elegant) (พระ~) nirvana.