English
wat
Wat comes from Thai วัด.
- Thaimodernวัดwát
- Englishearliest quotation 1857wat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Thaimodernวัดwát
- Englishearliest quotation 1857wat
Earliest quotation: 1857, Sir John Bowring, The kingdom and people of Siam: “Having at last got past the crowd of boats,…”
Every English word from Thai วัด
Another origin of wat
- Amharicmodernወጥ‘wott’
- Englishtodaywat
Today it means
noun A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Thai วัด / wat