อมตะ

Thai

Alternative forms

• อมต (à-má-dtà-)

Etymology

From Pali amata (“nectar; ambrosia”, literally “not dead; undead; undying”). Cognate with Khmer អមត (ʼâmôt). Compare Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta), from which Thai อมฤต (à-má-rít) is derived.

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˨˩/(R)

Adjective

อมตะ • (à-má-dtà)

1. (elegant) not subject to death or decay: deathless, immortal, undying, imperishable, etc.
2. (figurative, elegant) not affected by time: timeless.
3. (figurative, elegant) forever; perpetual; eternal; everlasting.

Noun

อมตะ • (à-má-dtà)

1. (Buddhism, elegant) (พระ~) nirvana.