gift vs endowment

gift and endowment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gift	Yes	No	Yes	No
endowment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, endowment is a hyponym of gift; that is, endowment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gift:

As nouns, gift and endowment are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of gift include natural endowment, talent.

gift (noun)	endowment (noun)
the act of giving	the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
natural abilities or qualities	natural abilities or qualities
something acquired without compensation	the capital that provides income for an institution

gift (verb)	endowment (verb)
give as a present; make a gift of
give qualities or abilities to