Etymology

wat

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Today it means: A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Full definition →

Thai วัด
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wat · noun1

  1. Thai · borrowed fromวัด
  2. English todaywat

Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).

wat · noun2

  1. Amharic · borrowed fromወጥ
  2. Amharic · borrowed fromወጥ
  3. English todaywat

Borrowed from Amharic ወጥ (wäṭ).

wat · pronoun, adverb, determiner3

Variation of what, used for humorous effect.

Words from the same roots

Amharicወጥ all →

wott

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