Angkor Wat

/ˈɑŋ.kɔɹ ˈwɑt/

proper noun

A complex of temples in Cambodia.

OriginKhmer អង្គរវត្ត ← Sanskrit नगर + वाट →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A complex of temples in Cambodia.

Origin

  1. Sanskritनगर + वाट“city + enclosure”
  2. Khmerអង្គរវត្ត“City of Temples”
  3. EnglishAngkor Wat

From Khmer អង្គរវត្ត (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ vŏət, “City of Temples”), from អង្គរ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ, “royal city”) + វត្ត (vŏət, “temple”), from Sanskrit नगर + वाट (nagara + vāṭa, “city + enclosure”).

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Translations

Arabic أَنْغْكُور وَات
  • أَنْغْكُور وَات (ʔanḡkōr wāt)Cambodian temple complex
Basque Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Bengali আংকর বাট
  • আংকর বাট (aṅkor baṭ)Cambodian temple complex
Chinese Mandarin 吳哥窟 /吴哥窟
  • 吳哥窟 /吴哥窟 (Wúgēkū)Cambodian temple complex
Czech Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Danish Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Dutch Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Finnish Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
French Angkor Vat
  • Angkor VatCambodian temple complex
German Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Hebrew אנגקור ואט
  • אנגקור ואטCambodian temple complex
Hindi अंगकोर वाट
  • अंगकोर वाट (aṅgkor vāṭ)Cambodian temple complex
Hungarian Angkorvat
  • AngkorvatCambodian temple complex
Indonesian Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Japanese アンコール・ワット
  • アンコール・ワット (Ankōru-Watto)Cambodian temple complex
Korean 앙코르 와트
  • 앙코르 와트 (Angkoreu wateu)Cambodian temple complex
Latvian Angkorvata
  • AngkorvataCambodian temple complex
Lithuanian Ankor Vatas
  • Ankor VatasCambodian temple complex
Malay Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Norwegian Angkor Vat
  • Angkor VatCambodian temple complex
Polish Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Portuguese Angkor Wat, Angkor Vat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
  • Angkor VatCambodian temple complex
Russian Ангко́р-Ва́т
  • Ангко́р-Ва́т (Angkór-Vát)Cambodian temple complex
Slovak Angkor Vat
  • Angkor VatCambodian temple complex
Spanish Angkor Wat
  • Angkor WatCambodian temple complex
Tamil அங்கூர் வாட், நகர வாடம்
  • அங்கூர் வாட் (aṅkūr vāṭ)Cambodian temple complex
  • நகர வாடம் (nakara vāṭam)Cambodian temple complex
Thai นครวัด
  • นครวัด (ná-kɔɔn-wát)Cambodian temple complex
Turkish Angkor Vat
  • Angkor VatCambodian temple complex
Ukrainian Ангко́р-Ва́т
  • Ангко́р-Ва́т (Anhkór-Vát)Cambodian temple complex
Vietnamese Ăng-co Vát
  • Ăng-co VátCambodian temple complex
Cite this entry
APA

Angkor Wat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angkor%20Wat

MLA

“Angkor Wat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angkor%20Wat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Angkor Wat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Angkor%20Wat.

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