Ambrosia in Malayalam
Ambrosia, the nectar of immortality in Indian mythology, is അമൃത് (amruthu) in Malayalam. The same word names a medicinal herb, and it is widely used in poetry and in brand names for anything sweet or life-giving. Say it am-ru-thu.
Most common translation
Ambrosia, a medicinal herb.
ഈ മാമ്പഴം അമൃത് പോലെ മധുരമാണ്.
ee maampazham amruthu pole madhuramaanu.
This mango is sweet like ambrosia.
All Malayalam words for “ambrosia”
- അമൃത് (amruthu) — Ambrosia, a medicinal herb.
- അമൃത മഥനം (amrutha mathanam) — Churning of the sea of milk by Suras(gods) on one side and Asuras(demons) on the other to obtain Ambrosia.
- അമൃത വാഹിനി (amrutha vahini) — Stream of nectar or ambrosia.
Of the three, amruthu is ambrosia or nectar itself; അമൃത വാഹിനി (amrutha vahini) is a stream of nectar, and അമൃത മഥനം (amrutha mathanam) refers to the churning of the ocean of milk by gods and demons to obtain it.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for ambrosia?
Ambrosia is അമൃത് (amruthu).
Why does the word also mean a herb?
Because the idea of a life-giving substance carried over into medicine, so a plant credited with reviving powers took the same name.