อมตะ
Thai edit
Alternative forms edit
- อมต (à-má-dtà-)
Etymology edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
อมตะ • (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 edit
อมตะ • (à-má-dtà)