อวตาร
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (archaic): อวตาล
Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “avatar”). Cognate with Khmer អវតារ (ʼɑwtaa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | อวตาร ɒ w t ā r | |
Phonemic | อะ-วะ-ตาน ɒ a – w a – t ā n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | à-wá-dtaan |
Royal Institute | a-wa-tan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ʔa˨˩.wa˦˥.taːn˧/(R) |
Noun
[edit]อวตาร • (à-wá-dtaan)
- (Hinduism) avatar.
- (historical) monarch, considered as an avatar of a deity according to the cult of divine monarchy.
- (computing) avatar.
- (Internet slang, sometimes humorous) alternative account, body, form, etc.; descent; sock puppet.
Derived terms
[edit]- พงศาวดาร (pong-sǎa-wá-daan)