アバター
Japanese
noun
Definitions
- (computing) avatar: a user's visual representation during online communication; usually an icon
Etymology
Borrowed from English avatar derived from Sanskrit अवतार (descent of a deity from a heaven, avatar, descended from the sky).
Origin
Sanskrit
अवतार
Gloss
descent of a deity from a heaven, avatar, descended from the sky
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- avatar English
- avatarhood English
- avi English
- avatar French
- аватар Russian
- *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European
- अवतार Sanskrit
- तार Sanskrit
- अवतार Hindi
- อวตาร Thai
- avatar Indonesian
- অৱতাৰ Assamese
- avata Swahili
- अवतार Marathi
- অবতার Bengali
- اوتار Urdu
- 𑀑𑀤𑀸𑀭 Sauraseni Prakrit
- அவதாரம் Tamil
- अवतार Old Gujarati
- ᬅᬯᬢᬵᬭ Balinese