Avatar — Lexography

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अव · Sanskrit
prefix · Sanskrit
Reading: a-va
Down; away. Down or away: the prefix contribution to avatāra. This branch shows one part of a formation, not an earlier independent word for an avatar.
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Sanskrit reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
अव (ava), Sanskrit: Down; away. One contributing part of the compound. English > Etymology, prose account
ava → avatāra: derivation. Prefix contribution to a compound. English > Etymology, prose account
Sanskrit ava is an adverb or prefix meaning off, away or down. Other ava homographs are separate. Sanskrit > Etymology 1 > Adverb
The combined ava-tṝ verb has Vedic textual references. p. 99, column 1, ava-tṝ > Vedic forms
अव: c. 1500–1000 BCE — textual period. Timeline, p. xv
अव is classified as prefix for this Sanskrit stage. Sanskrit > Etymology 1 > Adverb
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for अव. Batch 05 reading inspection for अव
The inspected entry supports the conventional transliteration ava for अव. Batch 05 transliteration inspection for अव
Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for Sanskrit. LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
तॄ · Sanskrit
verb root · Sanskrit
Reading: tṝ
To cross. To pass or cross. The formation uses a strengthened stem of this root together with ava; the two contributors should be read together.
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Sanskrit reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
तॄ (tṝ), Sanskrit: To cross. The compound uses a strengthened stem of this root. English > Etymology, prose account
tṝ → avatāra: derivation. Contribution through a strengthened root stem, not an independent borrowing. English > Etymology, prose account
Sanskrit tṝ is a root meaning to pass; its derived nominal forms include tāra and avatāra. Sanskrit > Root; Derived terms
The combined ava-tṝ verb has Vedic textual references. p. 99, column 1, ava-tṝ > Vedic forms
तॄ: c. 1500–1000 BCE — textual period. Timeline, p. xv
तॄ is classified as verb root for this Sanskrit stage. Sanskrit > Root; Derived terms
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for तॄ. Batch 05 reading inspection for तॄ
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अवतार · Sanskrit
noun · Sanskrit
Reading: a-va-TA-ra
A deity’s descent. Descent or appearance, especially a deity’s descent to earth. The religious use includes incarnations of Vishnu. The word is formed from the downward prefix and a crossing stem.
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Sanskrit reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
अवतार (avatāra), Sanskrit: A deity’s descent. Two contributing forms meet in a word for descent. English > Etymology, prose account
ava → avatāra: derivation. Prefix contribution to a compound. English > Etymology, prose account
tṝ → avatāra: derivation. Contribution through a strengthened root stem, not an independent borrowing. English > Etymology, prose account
Sanskrit avatāra → Hindustani avtār: borrowing, as explicitly stated in the Hindi entry. Hindi > Etymology; Noun
Sanskrit avatāra denotes descent, especially the earthly appearance of a deity; its components are ava and tāra. Sanskrit > Etymology; Noun
Hindi अवतार (avtār), with Urdu spelling اوتار, denotes a deity’s incarnation and is borrowed from Sanskrit. Hindi > Etymology; Noun
The Sanskrit religious noun has an epic textual reference. p. 99, column 1, ava-tāra > deity appearance
अवतार: c. 400 BCE–400 CE — textual period. Timeline, p. xv
अवतार is classified as noun for this Sanskrit stage. Sanskrit > Etymology; Noun
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अवतार · Hindustani
noun · Hindustani
Reading: a-va-TAAR
A deity’s incarnation. A deity’s incarnation or descent into the world. This stage represents the Hindustani intermediary with its Devanagari form; the corresponding Urdu spelling is اوتار.
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अवतार (avtār), Hindustani: A deity’s incarnation. Wiktionary identifies Hindustani as the borrowing intermediary. English > Etymology, prose account
Sanskrit avatāra → Hindustani avtār: borrowing, as explicitly stated in the Hindi entry. Hindi > Etymology; Noun
avtār → avatar: borrowing. This intermediary follows Wiktionary; Merriam-Webster summarizes the Sanskrit source. English > Etymology, prose account
Hindi अवतार (avtār), with Urdu spelling اوتار, denotes a deity’s incarnation and is borrowed from Sanskrit. Hindi > Etymology; Noun
The selected English borrowing account includes Hindustani. English > Etymology, compound analysis
अवतार: By c. 1784 — inferred bound. English > Etymology, first paragraph
अवतार is classified as noun for this Hindustani stage. Hindi > Etymology; Noun
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for अवतार. Batch 05 reading inspection for अवतार
The inspected entry supports the conventional transliteration avatār for अवतार. Batch 05 transliteration inspection for अवतार
Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for Hindi. LanguageTable row hind1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
avatar · English
noun · English
Reading: AV-ə-tar
An incarnation of a deity. A deity’s manifestation in earthly form, particularly in Hindu accounts of Vishnu. This sense continues alongside the general idea of embodiment and the later digital sense.
c. 1784 — Wiktionary gives an approximate attestation; Merriam-Webster also lists 1784.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
avatar (avatar), English: An incarnation of a deity. This religious sense continues alongside later meanings. English > Etymology, prose account; English noun/verb definitions for the displayed sense
avtār → avatar: borrowing. This intermediary follows Wiktionary; Merriam-Webster summarizes the Sanskrit source. English > Etymology, prose account
avatar → avatar: semantic-change. The source identifies this connection. English > Etymology, prose account
English avatar: c. 1784. Wiktionary gives an approximate attestation; Merriam-Webster also lists 1784. English > Etymology, dating statement
In Hindu traditions, a deity’s manifestation or descent into an earthly form, particularly an incarnation of Vishnu. The religious sense continues alongside later uses for embodiment and digital representation. English > Noun
avatar is classified as noun for this English stage. English > Noun
English avatar expands from divine incarnation to an embodiment of a person, idea or continuing entity, and to a user’s digital representation. Noun > senses 1–4; Did you know?
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for avatar. Batch 05 reading inspection for avatar
Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for English / Britain. LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
avatar · English
noun · English
Reading: AV-ə-tar
A user’s represented presence in a digital world. An image, character or other representation through which a user appears in a digital environment. This extends an embodiment metaphor; it does not replace the religious meaning.
No secure word-specific date — Batch 05 inspected the retained lexical evidence for avatar (English) and did not find a stronger field-specific witness. A contextual period, object history or institutional date is not substituted for a lexical witness.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
avatar (avatar), English: A user’s represented presence in a digital world. The digital sense extends the idea of embodiment; it does not erase the religious sense. English > Etymology, prose account; English noun/verb definitions for the displayed sense
avatar → avatar: semantic-change. The source identifies this connection. English > Etymology, prose account
English avatar: 1980s. The source places early computing uses in this decade; no exact first-use year is asserted. English > Etymology, dating statement
Religious, general embodiment and computing senses coexist. Did You Know? paragraphs on the development of avatar
In Hindu traditions, a deity’s manifestation or descent into an earthly form, particularly an incarnation of Vishnu. The religious sense continues alongside later uses for embodiment and digital representation. English > Noun
An image, character or other representation of a user in a digital environment. It may identify the user or act as their represented presence in a game or virtual world. English > Noun, graphical representation and character-model senses
avatar is classified as noun for this English stage. English > Noun, graphical representation and character-model senses
Habitat’s designers call the player-controlled figures avatars. They describe development beginning in 1985 and illustrate a scene dated 1986. 1990 conference paper > What is Habitat?; caption to 1986 scene
English avatar expands from divine incarnation to an embodiment of a person, idea or continuing entity, and to a user’s digital representation. Noun > senses 1–4; Did you know?
The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for avatar. Batch 05 reading inspection for avatar
Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for English / Britain. LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude

Relationships

ava → avatāra: derivation, documented. Prefix contribution to a compound. English > Etymology, prose account

tṝ → avatāra: derivation, documented. Contribution through a strengthened root stem, not an independent borrowing. English > Etymology, prose account

avatāra → avatār: borrowing, documented. The Hindi entry explicitly identifies a Sanskrit borrowing; the older derivation label conflated this with the Sanskrit word formation. Hindi > Etymology; Noun Hindi > Etymology; Noun

avatār → avatar: borrowing, qualified. This intermediary follows Wiktionary; Merriam-Webster summarizes the Sanskrit source. English > Etymology, prose account

avatar → avatar: semantic-change, documented. The source identifies this connection. English > Etymology, prose account

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01अव (ava), Sanskrit: Down; away. One contributing part of the compound.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account
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Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Source-supported
The excerpt shows the source’s form or etymological account. The concise meaning and explanation are Lexography’s reading of the entry.
What Lexography infers
We show ava as a Sanskrit stage for avatar. Time context is recorded in the separate period evidence; this lexical excerpt alone does not supply a first-use date.
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02Regional orientation uses Glottolog’s reference point sans1269.
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Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row sans1269; Latitude, Longitude (rounded where needed).
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sans1269 · Sanskrit · Latitude 20.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
This is a language reference coordinate. It is not evidence of where this word originated, was borrowed or travelled.
What Lexography infers
We use this point to orient ava on the map, with an approximate region label. It adds no historical route or border claim.
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03तॄ (tṝ), Sanskrit: To cross. The compound uses a strengthened stem of this root.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Source-supported
The excerpt shows the source’s form or etymological account. The concise meaning and explanation are Lexography’s reading of the entry.
What Lexography infers
We show tṝ as a Sanskrit stage for avatar. Time context is recorded in the separate period evidence; this lexical excerpt alone does not supply a first-use date.
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04Regional orientation uses Glottolog’s reference point sans1269.
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Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row sans1269; Latitude, Longitude (rounded where needed).
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sans1269 · Sanskrit · Latitude 20.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
This is a language reference coordinate. It is not evidence of where this word originated, was borrowed or travelled.
What Lexography infers
We use this point to orient tṝ on the map, with an approximate region label. It adds no historical route or border claim.
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05अवतार (avatāra), Sanskrit: A deity’s descent. Two contributing forms meet in a word for descent.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Source-supported
The excerpt shows the source’s form or etymological account. The concise meaning and explanation are Lexography’s reading of the entry.
What Lexography infers
We show avatāra as a Sanskrit stage for avatar. Time context is recorded in the separate period evidence; this lexical excerpt alone does not supply a first-use date.
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06Regional orientation uses Glottolog’s reference point sans1269.
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Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row sans1269; Latitude, Longitude (rounded where needed).
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sans1269 · Sanskrit · Latitude 20.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
This is a language reference coordinate. It is not evidence of where this word originated, was borrowed or travelled.
What Lexography infers
We use this point to orient avatāra on the map, with an approximate region label. It adds no historical route or border claim.
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07अवतार (avtār), Hindustani: A deity’s incarnation. Wiktionary identifies Hindustani as the borrowing intermediary.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Source-supported
The excerpt shows the source’s form or etymological account. The concise meaning and explanation are Lexography’s reading of the entry.
What Lexography infers
We show avtār as a Hindustani stage for avatar. Time context is recorded in the separate period evidence; this lexical excerpt alone does not supply a first-use date.
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08Regional orientation uses Glottolog’s reference point hind1270.
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Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row hind1270; Latitude, Longitude (rounded where needed).
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hind1270 · Hindustani · Latitude 20.558666666666667 · Longitude 78.91266666666667
LanguageTable row hind1270; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
This is a language reference coordinate. It is not evidence of where this word originated, was borrowed or travelled.
What Lexography infers
We use this point to orient avtār on the map, with an approximate region label. It adds no historical route or border claim.
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09avatar (avatar), English: An incarnation of a deity. This religious sense continues alongside later meanings.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account; English noun/verb definitions for the displayed sense
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Source-supported
The excerpt shows the source’s form or etymological account. The concise meaning and explanation are Lexography’s reading of the entry.
What Lexography infers
We show avatar as a English stage for avatar. The period is supported by a separate dated claim.
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10Regional orientation uses Glottolog’s reference point stan1293.
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Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293; Latitude, Longitude (rounded where needed).
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stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
This is a language reference coordinate. It is not evidence of where this word originated, was borrowed or travelled.
What Lexography infers
We use this point to orient avatar on the map, with an approximate region label. It adds no historical route or border claim.
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11avatar (avatar), English: A user’s represented presence in a digital world. The digital sense extends the idea of embodiment; it does not erase the religious sense.
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avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account; English noun/verb definitions for the displayed sense
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Excerpt
The computing sense was first attested in video games in the 1980s
English > Etymology, second paragraph
Qualification Source-supported
The excerpt shows the source’s form or etymological account. The concise meaning and explanation are Lexography’s reading of the entry.
What Lexography infers
We show avatar as a English stage for avatar. The period is supported by a separate dated claim.
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12ava → avatāra: derivation. Prefix contribution to a compound.
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avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account
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Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Source-supported
Prefix contribution to a compound.
What Lexography infers
We connect ava (Sanskrit) to avatāra (Sanskrit) as derivation. Any line on the map is schematic, not a documented physical itinerary.
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13tṝ → avatāra: derivation. Contribution through a strengthened root stem, not an independent borrowing.
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avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Source-supported
Contribution through a strengthened root stem, not an independent borrowing.
What Lexography infers
We connect tṝ (Sanskrit) to avatāra (Sanskrit) as derivation. Any line on the map is schematic, not a documented physical itinerary.
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14Sanskrit avatāra → Hindustani avtār: borrowing, as explicitly stated in the Hindi entry.
Source
अवतार — Sanskrit and Hindi entriesEnglish Wiktionary contributorsHindi > Etymology; Noun
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Source summary · not a quotation
Hindi अवतार (avtār), with Urdu spelling اوتار, denotes a deity’s incarnation and is borrowed from Sanskrit.
Hindi > Etymology; Noun
Qualification Source-supported
A learned borrowing is distinct from the internal Sanskrit derivation shown on the preceding branches.
What Lexography infers
Classify this cross-language edge as borrowing.
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15avtār → avatar: borrowing. This intermediary follows Wiktionary; Merriam-Webster summarizes the Sanskrit source.
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avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Qualified
This intermediary follows Wiktionary; Merriam-Webster summarizes the Sanskrit source.
What Lexography infers
We connect avtār (Hindustani) to avatar (English) as borrowing. Any line on the map is schematic, not a documented physical itinerary.
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16avatar → avatar: semantic-change. The source identifies this connection.
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avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, prose account
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Excerpt
The computing sense was first attested in video games in the 1980s
English > Etymology, second paragraph
Qualification Source-supported
The source identifies this connection.
What Lexography infers
We connect avatar (English) to avatar (English) as semantic change. Separate stages make the change in meaning visible.
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17English avatar: c. 1784. Wiktionary gives an approximate attestation; Merriam-Webster also lists 1784.
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avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, dating statement
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Excerpt
First attested in c. 1784
English > Etymology, first paragraph
Qualification Qualified
Wiktionary gives an approximate attestation; Merriam-Webster also lists 1784.
What Lexography infers
We place avatar at c. 1784 on the recorded-evidence scale. This does not date the origin of the word.
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18English avatar: 1980s. The source places early computing uses in this decade; no exact first-use year is asserted.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, dating statement
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Excerpt
The computing sense was first attested in video games in the 1980s
English > Etymology, second paragraph
Qualification Qualified
The source places early computing uses in this decade; no exact first-use year is asserted.
What Lexography infers
We place avatar at 1980s on the recorded-evidence scale. This does not date the origin of the word.
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19Religious, general embodiment and computing senses coexist.
Source
avatar — Word History & definitionsMerriam-WebsterDid You Know? paragraphs on the development of avatar
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Excerpt
All of these senses of avatar are still in use today
Did you know?, final paragraph
Qualification Source-supported
The dictionary explicitly says the older senses remain in use alongside computing/gaming.
What Lexography infers
The digital stage represents an additional meaning, not a replacement for the religious one.
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20In Hindu traditions, a deity’s manifestation or descent into an earthly form, particularly an incarnation of Vishnu. The religious sense continues alongside later uses for embodiment and digital representation.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Noun
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Source summary · not a quotation
In Hindu traditions, a deity’s manifestation or descent into an earthly form, particularly an incarnation of Vishnu. The religious sense continues alongside later uses for embodiment and digital representation.
English > Noun
Qualification Source-supported
This is an editorial summary of the selected present-day senses, not a claim that every sense existed at the earliest date.
What Lexography infers
Give the searched entry a fuller, readable definition and keep historical changes separately sourced.
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21The selected reading of avatar is /ˈæv.ə.tɑː/ (Present-day British English, initial-stress variant).
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avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Pronunciation
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Source summary · not a quotation
Present-day British English, initial-stress variant: /ˈæv.ə.tɑː/.
English > Pronunciation
Qualification Qualified
This is a present-day dictionary reading, not a reconstruction of pronunciation at the displayed historical date.
What Lexography infers
The readable guide “AV-uh-taar” is Lexography’s approximation of this cited pronunciation, not a separate source transcription.
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22The selected reading of avatar is /ˈæv.ə.tɑː/ (Present-day British English, initial-stress variant).
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avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Pronunciation
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Source summary · not a quotation
Present-day British English, initial-stress variant: /ˈæv.ə.tɑː/.
English > Pronunciation
Qualification Qualified
This is a present-day dictionary reading, not a reconstruction of pronunciation at the displayed historical date.
What Lexography infers
The readable guide “AV-uh-taar” is Lexography’s approximation of this cited pronunciation, not a separate source transcription.
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23Sanskrit ava is an adverb or prefix meaning off, away or down. Other ava homographs are separate.
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अव — Sanskrit entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Etymology 1 > Adverb
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Source summary · not a quotation
Sanskrit ava is an adverb or prefix meaning off, away or down. Other ava homographs are separate.
Sanskrit > Etymology 1 > Adverb
Qualification Source-supported
This records the specified language and sense. Other homographs and historical periods are not interchangeable.
What Lexography infers
Use this lexical record to describe the selected stage; a dictionary definition alone does not date its borrowing.
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24Sanskrit tṝ is a root meaning to pass; its derived nominal forms include tāra and avatāra.
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तॄ — Sanskrit entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Root; Derived terms
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Source summary · not a quotation
Sanskrit tṝ is a root meaning to pass; its derived nominal forms include tāra and avatāra.
Sanskrit > Root; Derived terms
Qualification Source-supported
This records the specified language and sense. Other homographs and historical periods are not interchangeable.
What Lexography infers
Use this lexical record to describe the selected stage; a dictionary definition alone does not date its borrowing.
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25Sanskrit avatāra denotes descent, especially the earthly appearance of a deity; its components are ava and tāra.
Source
अवतार — Sanskrit and Hindi entriesEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Etymology; Noun
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Sanskrit avatāra denotes descent, especially the earthly appearance of a deity; its components are ava and tāra.
Sanskrit > Etymology; Noun
Qualification Source-supported
This records the specified language and sense. Other homographs and historical periods are not interchangeable.
What Lexography infers
Use this lexical record to describe the selected stage; a dictionary definition alone does not date its borrowing.
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26Hindi अवतार (avtār), with Urdu spelling اوتار, denotes a deity’s incarnation and is borrowed from Sanskrit.
Source
अवतार — Sanskrit and Hindi entriesEnglish Wiktionary contributorsHindi > Etymology; Noun
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Hindi अवतार (avtār), with Urdu spelling اوتار, denotes a deity’s incarnation and is borrowed from Sanskrit.
Hindi > Etymology; Noun
Qualification Source-supported
This records the specified language and sense. Other homographs and historical periods are not interchangeable.
What Lexography infers
Use this lexical record to describe the selected stage; a dictionary definition alone does not date its borrowing.
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27The selected reading of अव is /ɐ.ʋɐ/ (Conventional Classical Sanskrit reading).
Source
अव — Sanskrit entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Pronunciation > Classical Sanskrit
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Conventional Classical Sanskrit reading: /ɐ.ʋɐ/.
Sanskrit > Pronunciation > Classical Sanskrit
Qualification Qualified
v approximates a sound between English v and w; no stress is asserted. This is the dictionary’s conventional historical reading, not an audio attestation or a reading tied to a dated manuscript.
What Lexography infers
The readable guide “a-va” is Lexography’s approximation of this cited pronunciation, not a separate source transcription.
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28The selected reading of तॄ is /t̪r̩ː/ (Conventional Classical Sanskrit root reading).
Source
तॄ — Sanskrit entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Pronunciation > Classical Sanskrit
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Conventional Classical Sanskrit root reading: /t̪r̩ː/.
Sanskrit > Pronunciation > Classical Sanskrit
Qualification Qualified
The t is dental and the long r forms the syllable; no English vowel is inserted. This is a root citation form, not a standalone spoken word. This is the dictionary’s conventional historical reading, not an audio attestation or a reading tied to a dated manuscript.
What Lexography infers
The readable guide “trr” is Lexography’s approximation of this cited pronunciation, not a separate source transcription.
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29The selected reading of अवतार is /ɐ.ʋɐ.t̪ɑː.ɾɐ/ (Conventional Classical Sanskrit reading).
Source
अवतार — Sanskrit and Hindi entriesEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Pronunciation > Classical Sanskrit
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Conventional Classical Sanskrit reading: /ɐ.ʋɐ.t̪ɑː.ɾɐ/.
Sanskrit > Pronunciation > Classical Sanskrit
Qualification Qualified
aa is long, t is dental, and r is tapped. Lower-case syllables do not assert stress. This is the dictionary’s conventional historical reading, not an audio attestation or a reading tied to a dated manuscript.
What Lexography infers
The readable guide “a-va-taa-ra” is Lexography’s approximation of this cited pronunciation, not a separate source transcription.
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30The selected reading of अवतार is /əʋ.t̪ɑːɾ/ (Present-day Standard Hindi).
Source
अवतार — Sanskrit and Hindi entriesEnglish Wiktionary contributorsHindi > Pronunciation
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Present-day Standard Hindi: /əʋ.t̪ɑːɾ/.
Hindi > Pronunciation
Qualification Qualified
This selects the Hindi realization of the Hindustani form; it does not certify every Urdu or historical variety. t is dental and aa is long. No stress is asserted. This is a present-day dictionary reading, not a reconstruction of pronunciation at the displayed historical date.
What Lexography infers
The readable guide “uv-taar” is Lexography’s approximation of this cited pronunciation, not a separate source transcription.
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31An image, character or other representation of a user in a digital environment. It may identify the user or act as their represented presence in a game or virtual world.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Noun, graphical representation and character-model senses
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
An image, character or other representation of a user in a digital environment. It may identify the user or act as their represented presence in a game or virtual world.
English > Noun, graphical representation and character-model senses
Qualification Source-supported
This describes the selected sense; it does not date every component of the practice or erase other senses.
What Lexography infers
Provide a fuller definition using the existing sense selector.
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32The combined ava-tṝ verb has Vedic textual references.
Source
Ava-tṝ and avatāra — Sanskrit dictionary evidenceMonier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 99; Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexiconp. 99, column 1, ava-tṝ > Vedic forms
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The ava-tṝ verb entry cites Rigveda and Atharvaveda uses in its Vedic forms.
p. 99, column 1, ava-tṝ > Vedic forms
Qualification Qualified
The citation anchors the contributing prefix and root to Vedic usage; it does not date an isolated dictionary headword or its modern Devanagari display.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence only at the stated level: a written example, contextual period or latest-possible bound. It does not establish the origin of the form, its entire sense range, or the date of borrowing.
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33अव: c. 1500–1000 BCE — textual period.
Source
The Oxford History of the Book — ancient textual chronologyJames Raven, editor; Oxford University Press (2023)Timeline, p. xv
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The timeline places Vedic composition approximately in 1500–1000 BCE.
Timeline, p. xv
Qualification Qualified
A broad Vedic textual context for these formation components. The composition estimate is not an exact first use, manuscript date, or a date for the later religious noun.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence only at the stated level: a written example, contextual period or latest-possible bound. It does not establish the origin of the form, its entire sense range, or the date of borrowing.
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34The combined ava-tṝ verb has Vedic textual references.
Source
Ava-tṝ and avatāra — Sanskrit dictionary evidenceMonier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 99; Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexiconp. 99, column 1, ava-tṝ > Vedic forms
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The ava-tṝ verb entry cites Rigveda and Atharvaveda uses in its Vedic forms.
p. 99, column 1, ava-tṝ > Vedic forms
Qualification Qualified
The citation anchors the contributing prefix and root to Vedic usage; it does not date an isolated dictionary headword or its modern Devanagari display.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence only at the stated level: a written example, contextual period or latest-possible bound. It does not establish the origin of the form, its entire sense range, or the date of borrowing.
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35तॄ: c. 1500–1000 BCE — textual period.
Source
The Oxford History of the Book — ancient textual chronologyJames Raven, editor; Oxford University Press (2023)Timeline, p. xv
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The timeline places Vedic composition approximately in 1500–1000 BCE.
Timeline, p. xv
Qualification Qualified
A broad Vedic textual context for these formation components. The composition estimate is not an exact first use, manuscript date, or a date for the later religious noun.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence only at the stated level: a written example, contextual period or latest-possible bound. It does not establish the origin of the form, its entire sense range, or the date of borrowing.
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36The Sanskrit religious noun has an epic textual reference.
Source
Ava-tṝ and avatāra — Sanskrit dictionary evidenceMonier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 99; Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexiconp. 99, column 1, ava-tāra > deity appearance
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The avatāra noun entry cites Mahābhārata XII.12941 and following for deity manifestations, including Vishnu’s incarnations.
p. 99, column 1, ava-tāra > deity appearance
Qualification Qualified
Monier-Williams cites the Mahābhārata; the date of the relevant layer is not independently established here.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence only at the stated level: a written example, contextual period or latest-possible bound. It does not establish the origin of the form, its entire sense range, or the date of borrowing.
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37अवतार: c. 400 BCE–400 CE — textual period.
Source
The Oxford History of the Book — ancient textual chronologyJames Raven, editor; Oxford University Press (2023)Timeline, p. xv
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The timeline places the composition of the Sanskrit Mahābhārata approximately between 400 BCE and 400 CE.
Timeline, p. xv
Qualification Qualified
This broad composition range supplies epic context, not the first occurrence of avatāra. The source is layered, so no midpoint year or exact religious-sense date is inferred.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence only at the stated level: a written example, contextual period or latest-possible bound. It does not establish the origin of the form, its entire sense range, or the date of borrowing.
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38The selected English borrowing account includes Hindustani.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, compound analysis
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The entry derives English avatar through Hindustani from Sanskrit avatāra, and analyzes the Sanskrit formation using ava and the strengthened stem of tṝ.
English > Etymology, compound analysis
Qualification Qualified
The English borrowing date can only give the intermediary a latest-possible bound under this account.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence only at the stated level: a written example, contextual period or latest-possible bound. It does not establish the origin of the form, its entire sense range, or the date of borrowing.
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39अवतार: By c. 1784 — inferred bound.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology, first paragraph
Source passage
Excerpt
First attested in c. 1784
English > Etymology, first paragraph
Qualification Qualified
The approximate English attestation supplies an upper bound for the selected Hindustani intermediary, not its first use. Its history may be substantially older.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence only at the stated level: a written example, contextual period or latest-possible bound. It does not establish the origin of the form, its entire sense range, or the date of borrowing.
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40अव is classified as prefix for this Sanskrit stage.
Source
अव — Sanskrit entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Etymology 1 > Adverb
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Sanskrit ava is an adverb or prefix meaning off, away or down. Other ava homographs are separate.
Sanskrit > Etymology 1 > Adverb
Qualification Source-supported
The entry lists an adverb also used as a prefix. The label describes its selected role in forming avatāra, not its unrelated homographs.
What Lexography infers
The entry lists an adverb also used as a prefix. The label describes its selected role in forming avatāra, not its unrelated homographs.
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41तॄ is classified as verb root for this Sanskrit stage.
Source
तॄ — Sanskrit entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Root; Derived terms
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Sanskrit tṝ is a root meaning to pass; its derived nominal forms include tāra and avatāra.
Sanskrit > Root; Derived terms
Qualification Source-supported
A verbal root is a contributing element, not an independently inflected noun or verb form.
What Lexography infers
A verbal root is a contributing element, not an independently inflected noun or verb form.
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42अवतार is classified as noun for this Sanskrit stage.
Source
अवतार — Sanskrit and Hindi entriesEnglish Wiktionary contributorsSanskrit > Etymology; Noun
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Sanskrit avatāra denotes descent, especially the earthly appearance of a deity; its components are ava and tāra.
Sanskrit > Etymology; Noun
Qualification Source-supported
Classifies the selected lexical sense from its dictionary section; other senses, grammatical uses and the date of first use are not inferred.
What Lexography infers
Classifies the selected lexical sense from its dictionary section; other senses, grammatical uses and the date of first use are not inferred.
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43अवतार is classified as noun for this Hindustani stage.
Source
अवतार — Sanskrit and Hindi entriesEnglish Wiktionary contributorsHindi > Etymology; Noun
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Hindi अवतार (avtār), with Urdu spelling اوتار, denotes a deity’s incarnation and is borrowed from Sanskrit.
Hindi > Etymology; Noun
Qualification Source-supported
The Hindi noun entry supports the displayed Devanagari form within the journey’s Hindustani label.
What Lexography infers
The Hindi noun entry supports the displayed Devanagari form within the journey’s Hindustani label.
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44avatar is classified as noun for this English stage.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Noun
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
In Hindu traditions, a deity’s manifestation or descent into an earthly form, particularly an incarnation of Vishnu. The religious sense continues alongside later uses for embodiment and digital representation.
English > Noun
Qualification Source-supported
Classifies the selected lexical sense from its dictionary section; other senses, grammatical uses and the date of first use are not inferred.
What Lexography infers
Classifies the selected lexical sense from its dictionary section; other senses, grammatical uses and the date of first use are not inferred.
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45avatar is classified as noun for this English stage.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsEnglish > Noun, graphical representation and character-model senses
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
An image, character or other representation of a user in a digital environment. It may identify the user or act as their represented presence in a game or virtual world.
English > Noun, graphical representation and character-model senses
Qualification Source-supported
Classifies the selected lexical sense from its dictionary section; other senses, grammatical uses and the date of first use are not inferred.
What Lexography infers
Classifies the selected lexical sense from its dictionary section; other senses, grammatical uses and the date of first use are not inferred.
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46Habitat’s designers call the player-controlled figures avatars. They describe development beginning in 1985 and illustrate a scene dated 1986.
Source
The Lessons of Lucasfilm’s HabitatChip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer; author paper hosted by Stanford1990 conference paper > What is Habitat?; caption to 1986 scene
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Habitat’s designers call the player-controlled figures avatars. They describe development beginning in 1985 and illustrate a scene dated 1986.
1990 conference paper > What is Habitat?; caption to 1986 scene
Qualification Qualified
An author account supports the 1980s computing context, not an absolute first coinage or first dictionary attestation.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence for the specified form or sense; the presentation is an editorial summary.
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47English avatar expands from divine incarnation to an embodiment of a person, idea or continuing entity, and to a user’s digital representation.
Source
avatar — Word History & definitionsMerriam-WebsterNoun > senses 1–4; Did you know?
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
English avatar expands from divine incarnation to an embodiment of a person, idea or continuing entity, and to a user’s digital representation.
Noun > senses 1–4; Did you know?
Qualification Source-supported
The religious, figurative and computing senses coexist. The 1784 date applies to the religious use.
What Lexography infers
Use this evidence for the specified form or sense; the presentation is an editorial summary.
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48Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for Sanskrit.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Source passage
Reference record
sans1269 · Sanskrit · Latitude 20.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates orient the map; they are not lexical birthplaces, borrowing sites or historical territories.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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49The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for अव.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 reading inspection for अव
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected entry was checked for a conventional reading of अव; Batch 05 retains the guide as a present-day or conventional language reading and does not project it backward as historical pronunciation.
Batch 05 reading inspection for अव
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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50The inspected entry supports the conventional transliteration ava for अव.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 transliteration inspection for अव
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected lexical entry supports the conventional transliteration ava for अव; transliteration is kept distinct from pronunciation.
Batch 05 transliteration inspection for अव
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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51Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for Sanskrit.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Source passage
Reference record
sans1269 · Sanskrit · Latitude 20.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates orient the map; they are not lexical birthplaces, borrowing sites or historical territories.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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52The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for तॄ.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 reading inspection for तॄ
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected entry was checked for a conventional reading of तॄ; Batch 05 retains the guide as a present-day or conventional language reading and does not project it backward as historical pronunciation.
Batch 05 reading inspection for तॄ
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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53The inspected entry supports the conventional transliteration tṝ for तॄ.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 transliteration inspection for तॄ
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected lexical entry supports the conventional transliteration tṝ for तॄ; transliteration is kept distinct from pronunciation.
Batch 05 transliteration inspection for तॄ
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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54Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for Sanskrit.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Source passage
Reference record
sans1269 · Sanskrit · Latitude 20.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row sans1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates orient the map; they are not lexical birthplaces, borrowing sites or historical territories.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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55The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for अवतार.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 reading inspection for अवतार
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected entry was checked for a conventional reading of अवतार; Batch 05 retains the guide as a present-day or conventional language reading and does not project it backward as historical pronunciation.
Batch 05 reading inspection for अवतार
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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56The inspected entry supports the conventional transliteration avatāra for अवतार.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 transliteration inspection for अवतार
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected lexical entry supports the conventional transliteration avatāra for अवतार; transliteration is kept distinct from pronunciation.
Batch 05 transliteration inspection for अवतार
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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57Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for Hindi.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row hind1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Source passage
Reference record
hind1269 · Hindi · Latitude 25.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row hind1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates orient the map; they are not lexical birthplaces, borrowing sites or historical territories.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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58The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for अवतार.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 reading inspection for अवतार
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected entry was checked for a conventional reading of अवतार; Batch 05 retains the guide as a present-day or conventional language reading and does not project it backward as historical pronunciation.
Batch 05 reading inspection for अवतार
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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59The inspected entry supports the conventional transliteration avatār for अवतार.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 transliteration inspection for अवतार
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected lexical entry supports the conventional transliteration avatār for अवतार; transliteration is kept distinct from pronunciation.
Batch 05 transliteration inspection for अवतार
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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60Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for English / Britain.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates orient the map; they are not lexical birthplaces, borrowing sites or historical territories.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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61The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for avatar.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 reading inspection for avatar
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected entry was checked for a conventional reading of avatar; Batch 05 retains the guide as a present-day or conventional language reading and does not project it backward as historical pronunciation.
Batch 05 reading inspection for avatar
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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62Glottolog supplies a reference coordinate for English / Britain.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates orient the map; they are not lexical birthplaces, borrowing sites or historical territories.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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63The inspected entry supports the retained conventional reading for avatar.
Source
avatar — English dictionary entryEnglish Wiktionary contributorsBatch 05 reading inspection for avatar
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected entry was checked for a conventional reading of avatar; Batch 05 retains the guide as a present-day or conventional language reading and does not project it backward as historical pronunciation.
Batch 05 reading inspection for avatar
Qualification Source-supported
The inspected passage supports this bounded statement; it does not establish every use, date or transfer event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography retains the inspected evidence at the stated scope and does not promote contextual history into lexical ancestry.
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