Amritsar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Amritsar

Etymology

From Sanskrit अमृतसरस् (amṛtasaras), from अमृत (amṛta, “nectar”) + सरस् (saras, “lake, pool”).

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