वाट

See also: वटा, वाटणे, and वाटी

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्मन् (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wért-mn̥, from *wert- (“to turn, rotate”). Cognate with Marathi वाट (vāṭ), Telugu బాట (bāṭa).

Noun

वाट • (vāṭ) f (Latin script vatt, Kannada script ವಾಟ್)

1. way, road, path

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi वाट (vāṭa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्मन् (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wért-mn̥, from *wert- (“to turn, rotate”). Cognate with Konkani वाट (vāṭ), Telugu బాట (bāṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaʈ/

Noun

वाट • (vāṭ) f (plural वाटा)

1. road, way, path

   Synonyms: पथ (path), मार्ग (mārga), रस्ता (rastā)

   ही वाट खूप निसरडी आहे.

   hī vāṭ khūp nisarḍī āhe.

   This path is very slippery.

2. wait

   Synonym: प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā) (formal)

Derived terms

• पायवाट (pāyvāṭ, “trail”)
• वाट पाहणे (vāṭ pāhṇe, “to wait”)
• वाट बघणे (vāṭ baghṇe, “to wait”)
• वाटसरू (vāṭasrū)
• वाटेकरी (vāṭekrī)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “वाट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vártman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• वाटी (vāṭī) (feminine form)
• वाटिका (vāṭikā) (feminine diminutive)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাট (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬝ (Balinese script)
• বাট (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀝 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါဋ (Burmese script)
• વાટ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਟ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌟 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦛ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂗 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಟ (Kannada script)
• វាដ (Khmer script)
• ວາຏ (Lao script)
• വാട (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘘 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐚 (Newa script)
• ଵାଟ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢜ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆛 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖘 (Siddham script)
• වාට (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩦 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚔 (Takri script)
• வாட (Tamil script)
• వాట (Telugu script)
• วาฏ (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཊ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A Prakritism from Early Eastern Prakrit, from *वार्त्र (vārtra, “any fenced or enclosed structure”), vriddhi of वृत (vṛta, “enclosed”).

Noun

वाट • (vāṭa) stem, m

1. enclosure, (either) a fence, wall, (or) a piece of enclosed ground, garden, park, plantation
2. district
3. road
4. the site of a house
5. groin
6. a species of bird

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाट
Nom. sg.	वाटः (vāṭaḥ)
Gen. sg.	वाटस्य (vāṭasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वाटः (vāṭaḥ)	वाटौ (vāṭau)	वाटाः (vāṭāḥ)
Vocative	वाट (vāṭa)	वाटौ (vāṭau)	वाटाः (vāṭāḥ)
Accusative	वाटम् (vāṭam)	वाटौ (vāṭau)	वाटान् (vāṭān)
Instrumental	वाटेन (vāṭena)	वाटाभ्याम् (vāṭābhyām)	वाटैः (vāṭaiḥ)
Dative	वाटाय (vāṭāya)	वाटाभ्याम् (vāṭābhyām)	वाटेभ्यः (vāṭebhyaḥ)
Ablative	वाटात् (vāṭāt)	वाटाभ्याम् (vāṭābhyām)	वाटेभ्यः (vāṭebhyaḥ)
Genitive	वाटस्य (vāṭasya)	वाटयोः (vāṭayoḥ)	वाटानाम् (vāṭānām)
Locative	वाटे (vāṭe)	वाटयोः (vāṭayoḥ)	वाटेषु (vāṭeṣu)

Borrowings

• Assamese: বাট (bat)
• Bengali: বাট (baṭ)
• Khmer: វត្ត (wōat)
• Lao: ວັດ (wat)
• Lü: ᦞᧆ (vad)
• Thai: วัด (wát)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāṭa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 670