Amritsar

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UK/əmˌɹitˈsɑː/US/əmˌɹitˈsɑːɹ/

proper noun

A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.

OriginPunjabi ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ← Sanskrit अमृतसरस् →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large city in Punjab, India, formerly known as Ramdaspur and sometimes called Ambarsar.
  2. The district (the second most populous in Punjab) which contains this city.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअमृतसरस्
  2. Punjabiਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ
  3. EnglishAmritsar

Borrowed from Punjabi ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ (ammritsar), from Sanskrit अमृतसरस् (amṛtasaras), from अमृत (amṛta, “nectar”) + सरस् (saras, “lake, pool”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Амри́тсар
  • Амри́тсар (Amrítsar)city in Punjab, India
Chinese Mandarin 阿姆利則 /阿姆利则
  • 阿姆利則 /阿姆利则 (Āmǔlìzé)city in Punjab, India
French Amritsar
  • Amritsarcity in Punjab, India
German Amritsar
  • Amritsarcity in Punjab, India
Hebrew אמריצר
  • אמריצרcity in Punjab, India
Hindi अमृतसर
  • अमृतसर (amŕtsar)city in Punjab, India
Italian Amritsar
  • Amritsarcity in Punjab, India
Japanese アムリトサル
  • アムリトサル (Amuritosaru)city in Punjab, India
Persian امریتسار
  • امریتسارcity in Punjab, India
Portuguese Amritsar
  • Amritsarcity in Punjab, India
Punjabi ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ
  • ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ (ammritsar)city in Punjab, India
Romanian Amritsar
  • Amritsarcity in Punjab, India
Russian Амритса́р
  • Амритса́р (Amritsár)city in Punjab, India
Spanish Amritsar
  • Amritsarcity in Punjab, India
Tamil அமிர்தசரஸ்
  • அமிர்தசரஸ் (amirtacaras)city in Punjab, India
Turkish Amritsar
  • Amritsarcity in Punjab, India
Urdu امرتسر
  • امرتسر (amritsar)city in Punjab, India
Cite this entry
APA

Amritsar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amritsar

MLA

“Amritsar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amritsar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amritsar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amritsar.

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