Complete Definition of "wat"

see|Wat
English

Pronunciation
w�t, /w�t/, /wQt/
:Homophones: watt, what
:Rhymes:English:-�t|Rhymes: -�t

Noun
wat

  1. Buddhist temple, e.g., Angkor Wat.

Translations
Khmer: KMchar|���� (w�at)
Thai: THchar|วั� (wát)

See also
chedi
pagoda
stupa
w:wat|Wikipedia article on wats


Dutch

Etymology
From Old Saxon hwat, from the Germanic.

rfc|surely all but the first two are redundant, even in Dutch?

Pronoun
wat

  1. interrogative what
  2. relative after an undefined word like iets, niets, alles or het enige

#:Geef mij maar alles wat eetbaar is (I�ll take everything that�s edible.)

  1. relative after the relative pronouns dat and datgene

#:Hij nam precies datgene wat ik had gewild (He took exactly that which I had wanted.)

  1. relative after an adjective that is used as a noun, usually a superlative:

#:Het duurste wat er was (The most expensive that was available)

  1. relative When it refers back to an entire sentence:

#:Jantje deed het in z�n broek, wat zijn moeder in verlegenheid bracht (John peed his pants, which embarrassed his mother)

  1. relative If what it refers to is not mentioned:
  2. Wat je daar ziet, daar moet je afblijven (What you see over there is not to be touched)

Adjective
wat

  1. some

#: Ik wil graag wat kersen : I want some cherries please.


Old High German

Etymology
Common Germanic *wadam, whence also Old English wæd, Old Norse vað

Noun
wat n

  1. ford

Category:Old High German nouns


Polish

Noun
wat m

  1. watt.

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Revision and Credits for"wat"
  • 2007-12-09 17:00 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/202.149.24.129|202.149.24.129]] ([[User_talk:202.149.24.129|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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