avatar

Etymology
Attested 1784, borrowed from  /, from , a compound of  and the vṛddhi-stem of the root.

In computing use, saw some use in 1980s videos games – 1985 online role-playing game Habitat by Lucasfilm Games (today ), by and, later versions of the Ultima series (following religious use in 1985 '), and 1989  role-playing game . Popularized by the 1992 novel ' by.

Noun

 * 1)   An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
 * 2)  The embodiment of an idea or concept; an, especially a personification or.
 * 3)   A 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.
 * 4)   A 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.
 * 1)   A 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.
 * 2)   A 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.
 * 1)   A 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.
 * 1)   A 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.
 * 1)   A 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.

Translations

 * Assamese: অৱতাৰ
 * Bengali:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: avataro
 * Finnish:, inkarnaatio
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: ავატარა
 * German:, , Herabkunft,
 * Greek: αβατάρα
 * Gujarati: અવતાર
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: avatar, awatara
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 天降,
 * Kannada:
 * Khmer:
 * Malayalam:, അവതാർ
 * Marathi: अवतार
 * Odia: ଅବତାର
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Punjabi:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Sindhi: اوتار
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil:
 * Telugu: ,
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: аватар, аватара
 * Urdu: اَوتار


 * Arabic: أَفَاتَار
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: avataro
 * Finnish: ruumiillistuma, ,
 * French:, , ,
 * Georgian: განსხეულება, პერსონიფიკაცია
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Japanese:, アバター
 * Korean:
 * Malayalam:
 * Marathi: अवतार
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Punjabi:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: materialización,
 * Thai:, บุคลาธิษฐาน
 * Ukrainian: втілення, персоніфікація


 * Arabic: أَفَاتَار
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 紙娃娃,
 * Czech: avatar
 * Dutch:, ava
 * Esperanto: avataro
 * Finnish:, virtuaalihahmo,
 * French:, , ,
 * Georgian: ავატარი
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Indonesian: avatar
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: アバター
 * Korean:
 * Maori: tuatangata
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:, อวทาร์
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: аватар

Etymology
, from.

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) avatar earthly incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu
 * 2)  avatar physical embodiment of an idea or concept
 * 3)  avatar digital representation of a person or being
 * 1)  avatar digital representation of a person or being

Etymology
From  /, from , a compound of  and the vṛddhi-stem of the root.

Noun

 * 1)  avatar
 * 2)  avatar

Etymology
Borrowed from, from  / , from , a compound of  and the vṛddhi-stem of the root. .

Noun

 * 1)  the incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
 * 2)  a digital representation of a person or being; often, it can take on any of various forms, as a participant chooses. e.g. 3D, animated, photo, sketch of a person or a person's alter ego, sometimes used in a virtual world or virtual chat room.
 * 1)  a digital representation of a person or being; often, it can take on any of various forms, as a participant chooses. e.g. 3D, animated, photo, sketch of a person or a person's alter ego, sometimes used in a virtual world or virtual chat room.
 * 1)  a digital representation of a person or being; often, it can take on any of various forms, as a participant chooses. e.g. 3D, animated, photo, sketch of a person or a person's alter ego, sometimes used in a virtual world or virtual chat room.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  (all senses)

Etymology
, from. The computing sense comes from.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  vicissitudes, ups and downs
 * 1)  vicissitudes, ups and downs

Noun

 * 1)  an
 * 2) an  (representing a user on an internet forum, a player in a video game, or the like)