อมตะ
Thai
editAlternative forms
edit- อมต (à-má-dtà-)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editOrthographic | 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
editอมตะ • (à-má-dtà)
- (elegant) not subject to death or decay: deathless, immortal, undying, imperishable, etc.
- (figurative, elegant) not affected by time: timeless.
- (figurative, elegant) forever; perpetual; eternal; everlasting.
Noun
editอมตะ • (à-má-dtà)