wat en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /wat/ (UK)
- /wɒt/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Thai วัด (wát).
Meanings
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A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
Having at last got past the crowd of boats, we advanced rapidly for two hours more, when we stopped at a wat, in order to give the men a rest.
1857, Sir John Bowring, The kingdom and people of Siam, volume 1, page 165:It is often possible to discern the motivation or importance of a wat by examining its name
1999, Steve Van Beek with Luca Invernizzi, The arts of Thailand, page 15:There are two wats near this village.
Aside from its religious function in the community, the wat also performs a large variety of social functions.
1982, Carlo Caldarola, Religions and societies, Asia and the Middle East, page 379:It would be a mistake, however, to emphasize the Hindu element in Cambodian Buddhism and Cambodian temples. At its greatest it is always a subordinate element and in most of the wats or temples it hardly appears at all, […]
1996, James Bissett Pratt, The Pilgrimage of Buddhism and a Buddhist Pilgrimage, page 194:The ubosoth is in a small enclosure just before the main entrance to the wat, on the right, which has fine gilded doors. The wat has a small museum.
2003, Joshua Eliot with Jane Bickersteth, Thailand handbook, page 268:Angkor Wat
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
ru ват (Buddhist temple) · ja ワット (Buddhist temple) · ko 사원 (Buddhist temple) · bo ལྷ་ཁང (Buddhist temple) · es templo budista (Buddhist temple) · ne वाट (Buddhist temple) · my ဝက် (Buddhist temple) · th วัด (Buddhist temple) · cs wat (Buddhist temple) · ko 와트 (Buddhist temple) · km វត្ត (Buddhist temple) · cmn 佛寺 (Buddhist temple) · ja 寺院 (Buddhist temple) · khb ᦞᧆ (Buddhist temple) · my ဝတ်ကျောင်း (Buddhist temple) · lo ວັດ (Buddhist temple) · cmn 寺院 (Buddhist temple) · ms wat (Buddhist temple) · fi buddhalainen temppeli (Buddhist temple) · cmn 洼寺 (Buddhist temple) · fi wat (Buddhist temple) · pt wat (Buddhist temple) · cmn 漥寺 (Buddhist temple)