View source for อวตาร

==Thai==

===Alternative forms===
* {{sense|archaic}} {{th-l|อวตาล}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|th|sa|अवतार|gloss=[[avatar]]}}. Cognate with {{cog|km|អវតារ}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{th-pron|อะ-วะ-ตาน}}

===Noun===
{{th-noun}}

# {{lb|th|Hinduism}} [[avatar]].
# {{lb|th|historical}} [[monarch]], [[consider]]ed as an [[avatar]] of a [[deity]] [[according to]] the {{w|Devaraja|cult of divine monarchy}}.
# {{lb|th|computing}} [[avatar]].
# {{lb|th|internet slang|sometimes|_|humorous}} [[alternative]] [[account]], [[body]], [[form]], etc.; [[descent]]; [[sock puppet]].
#: {{ux|th|[[พรรค]][[พลัง]][[ประชาชน]][[เป็น]][[อวตาร]][[ของ]][[พรรค]][[ไทย]][[รัก]][[ไทย]]|t=The People's Power Party is an '''avatar''' of the Thais Love Thais Party.|tr=pák pá-lang bprà-chaa-chon bpen '''à-wá-dtaan''' kɔ̌ɔng pák tai rák tai}}

====Derived terms====
* {{th-l|พงศาวดาร}}

===Verb===
{{th-verb}}

# {{lb|th|Hinduism}} to [[take]] or [[adopt]] the [[form]] of an [[avatar]].
# {{lb|th|internet slang|sometimes|_|humorous}} to [[take]] or [[adopt]] an [[alternative]] [[account]], [[body]], [[form]], etc.; to [[descend]]; to [[use]] a [[sock puppet]].
#: {{ux|th|[[พรรค]][[ไทย]][[รัก]][[ไทย]][[อวตาร]][[เป็น]][[พรรค]][[พลัง]][[ประชาชน]]|t=The Thais Love Thais Party was '''incarnated''' by the People's Power Party. <br> The People's Power Party '''descends''' from the Thais Love Thais Party.|tr=pák tai rák tai '''à-wá-dtaan''' bpen pák pá-lang bprà-chaa-chon}}