avi

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noun

Synonym of avatar.

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OriginEnglish avatar ← Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra) ← Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

avi1

nounavi (plural avis)

plural avis · alternative avvie · alternative avvy

  1. InternetSynonym of avatar.

    Synonyms: avatar

Avi2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

    “This is different than anything we’ve faced before,” said Avi Hasson, the CEO of Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), a non-profit that promotes Israel’s tech industry globally.

    2023 October 13, Hanna Ziady, “‘All hands on deck.’ How Israel’s vital tech sector is navigating the war”, in CNN Business

AVI3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismvideo file formatInitialism of Audio Video Interleave.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of avatar.

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Origin

avi · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Háwa
  3. Sanskritअव (ava)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  5. Sanskritतॄ (tṝ)
  6. Sanskritतार (tāra)
  7. Sanskritअवतार (avatāra)
  8. Englishavatar
  9. Englishavi

From avatar + -ie.

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Avi · proper noun

  1. Hebrewאבי“father”
  2. EnglishAvi

From Hebrew אבי (Ávi, “father”), chiefly as a diminutive of אַבְרָהָם (Avrahám, “Abraham, lit. father of a multitude or exalted father”) and אַבְנֵר (Avnér, “Abner, lit. father of light”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

avi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avi

MLA

“avi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avi.

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