amrit
noun
am·rit
ˈamrə̇t
variants or amrita
amˈrētə
plural -s
: a sweetened water used by the Sikhs as a sacred drink and as baptismal water
Word History
Etymology
Panjabi & Sanskrit; Panjabi amṛt, literally, immortal, from Sanskrit amṛta, from a- a- entry 2 + mṛta dead, death
First Known Use
1810, in the meaning defined above