awatar

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English

Noun

awatar (plural awatars)

  1. Archaic form of avatar (incarnation of a deity).

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈva.tar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atar
  • Syllabification: a‧wa‧tar

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English avatar.

Noun

awatar m animal

  1. (Hinduism) Synonym of awatara
    Alternative form: avatar
  2. (computing, video games) avatar (complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse)
  3. (computing, video games) avatar (simple and static or nearly static digital representation of a person or being in the form of a small digital object, used online as a simulacrum or token of a person or that person's online alter ego, in any digital environment but especially in non-virtual, non-metaversal ones)
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

awatar f

  1. genitive plural of awatara

Further reading

  • awatar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • awatar in Polish dictionaries at PWN