amerta

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese amerta, from Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *amŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *amŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós (“immortal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amər.ta/
• Hyphenation: amêr‧ta

Adjective

amerta

1. (archaic, poetic) immortal, immortality, living forever; never dying
2. (archaic, poetic) immortal, never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered

Related terms

• anumerta
• tirta amarta

Further reading

• “amerta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016