Amritsar

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Amritsar

/əmˌɹitˈsɑː/ UK
/əmˌɹitˈsɑːɹ/ US

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

proper noun

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

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name city in Punjab, India

Español	Amritsar
日本語	アムリトサル Amuritosaru
中文	阿姆利則 /阿姆利则 Āmǔlìzé
हिन्दी	अमृतसर amŕtsar
Português	Amritsar
Français	Amritsar
Deutsch	Amritsar
Italiano	Amritsar
Română	Amritsar
Русский	Амритса́р Amritsár
עברית	אמריצר

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@misc{amritsar_2026,
  title = {Amritsar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amritsar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}