अवतार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descended from the sky”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [əvˈt̪a(ː)ɾ]
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əʋ.t̪ɑːɾ/, [ɐʋ.t̪äːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Noun

अवतार • (avtār) m (Urdu spelling اوتار‎)

  1. (Hinduism) an incarnation; incarnation of a deity, descent to the world
    अवतार लेना ― avtār lenā ― to incarnate

Declension
Declension of अवतार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अवतार
avtār		 अवतार
avtār
oblique अवतार
avtār		 अवतारों
avtārõ
vocative अवतार
avtār		 अवतारो
avtāro

Descendants
  • → English: avatar, avatara; Avator
    • → Japanese: アバター
  • → French: avatar

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवतार (ava-tāra).

Noun

अवतार • (avatār) m

  1. avatar
  2. descending, descent

References

Old Gujarati

Alternative forms
  • अवतारु (avatāru)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra).

Noun

अवतार • (avatāra) m

  1. incarnation, rebirth, avatar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬅᬯᬢᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
  • অৱতাৰ (Assamese script)
  • অবতার (Bengali script)
  • 𑰀𑰪𑰝𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀅𑀯𑀢𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌅𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • અવતાર (Gujarati script)
  • ਅਵਤਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦄꦮꦠꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
  • អវតារ (Khmer script)
  • ಅವತಾರ (Kannada script)
  • ອວຕາຣ (Lao script)
  • അവതാര (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘀𑘪𑘝𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᠸᠠᢐᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠠᠸᠠᢠᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • အဝတာရ (Burmese script)
  • 𑦠𑧊𑦽𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐀𑐰𑐟𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
  • ଅଵତାର (Odia script)
  • ꢂꢮꢡꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆃𑆮𑆠𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖀𑖪𑖝𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • අවතාර (Sinhalese script)
  • அவதார (Tamil script)
  • అవతార (Telugu script)
  • อวตาร (Thai script)
  • ཨ་ཝ་ཏཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒁𑒫𑒞𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

अव- (ava-, “down”) +‎ तार (tāra, “across”).

Noun

अवतार • (ava-tāra) stem, m

  1. avatar: descent (especially of a deity from heaven), appearance of any deity upon earth (but more particularly the incarnations of Vishnu in ten principal forms, namely the fish, tortoise, boar, man lion, dwarf, the two Ramas, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki)
    • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 12
    • c. 1000, Kṣemendra, Kalāvilasā 10.10.21
      Madanaś chala|caurāṇāṃ / strī|vacanaṃ jñāti|bhedānām
      krūraś caṇḍālānāṃ / †māyāvī kali|yug’|âvatārāṇām†;
      The God of love among sneaky thieves, / women’s words among dividers of kinsmen,
      a cruel one among chandálas, / a necromancer among those incarnated / in the age of darkness;
  2. any new and unexpected appearance
  3. any distinguished person in the language of respect is called an avatāra or incarnation of a deity
  4. opportunity of catching any one
  5. a तीर्थ (tīrtha) or sacred place
  6. translation

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of अवतार
Nom. sg. अवतारः (avatāraḥ)
Gen. sg. अवतारस्य (avatārasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अवतारः (avatāraḥ) अवतारौ (avatārau) अवताराः (avatārāḥ)
Vocative अवतार (avatāra) अवतारौ (avatārau) अवताराः (avatārāḥ)
Accusative अवतारम् (avatāram) अवतारौ (avatārau) अवतारान् (avatārān)
Instrumental अवतारेण (avatāreṇa) अवताराभ्याम् (avatārābhyām) अवतारैः (avatāraiḥ)
Dative अवताराय (avatārāya) अवताराभ्याम् (avatārābhyām) अवतारेभ्यः (avatārebhyaḥ)
Ablative अवतारात् (avatārāt) अवताराभ्याम् (avatārābhyām) अवतारेभ्यः (avatārebhyaḥ)
Genitive अवतारस्य (avatārasya) अवतारयोः (avatārayoḥ) अवताराणाम् (avatārāṇām)
Locative अवतारे (avatāre) अवतारयोः (avatārayoḥ) अवतारेषु (avatāreṣu)

Descendants

References
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