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nectar meaning in Sanskrit

अमृत amṛ́ta

/ˈnɛk.tə/US/ˈnɛk.təɹ/

nectar in Sanskrit: अमृत (amṛ́ta), सुधा (sudhā), पीयूष (pīyū́ṣa), कीलाल. In English, nectar means the drink of the gods.

Sanskrit words for nectar

nectar, ambrosia, Soma
अमृत amṛ́ta
the nectar or honey of flowers
सुधा sudhā
nectar
पीयूष pīyū́ṣa, कीलाल, सार sā́ra
nectar, ambrosia
रेत्र retra

English meaning of nectar

  1. noun The drink of the gods.
  2. noun Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
  3. noun The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.
  4. verb To feed on nectar.

Full definition of nectar

nectar in a sentence

  • Nectaring is one of butterflies' favourite activities.

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Questions about nectar in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of nectar in Sanskrit?
Nectar in Sanskrit is अमृत (amṛ́ta), सुधा (sudhā), पीयूष (pīyū́ṣa), कीलाल.
nectar इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Nectar: अमृत (amṛ́ta), सुधा (sudhā), पीयूष (pīyū́ṣa), कीलाल.
What does nectar mean in English?
Nectar means the drink of the gods.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “nectar”: अमृत, कीलाल, पीयूष, रेत्र. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: nectar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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