tirta amarta

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tirta (“water”) +‎ amarta (“immortal”).

Noun

tirta amarta (first-person possessive tirta amartaku, second-person possessive tirta amartamu, third-person possessive tirta amartanya)

1. water of life, elixir of life

   Synonym: air kehidupan

Further reading

• “tirta amarta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.