ᬅᬯᬢᬵᬭ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), a compound of अव (ava, “off, away, down”) and the vṛddhi-stem of the root तरति (√tṝ, “to cross”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /awatarə/

Noun

ᬅᬯᬢᬵᬭ (awatara)

  1. (Hinduism) avatar, the incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
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