アバター
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Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English avatar, ultimately from Sanskrit अवतार (ava-tāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), a compound of अव (ava, “off, away, down”) and the vṛddhi-stem of the root तरति (tarati, “to cross”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]In contexts referring to the religious aspects of the English term avatar, the more common words to use would be 天下り (amakudari) or 神降 (kamioroshi).