Khmer edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sanskritized form of វាត់ (vŏət), based upon वाट (vāṭa, enclosure). From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)t/*wi(i)t (to go round, bend, curve, turn). Cognate with Temiar wiit and Proto-Khasian *wa(a)t. Other roots connoting encircling that start with a labial approximant include វង់ (vŭəng), វាំង (vĕəng), and វិល (vɨl).

Compare Northern Khmer เวื็อด, Lao ວັດ (wat), Thai วัด (wát).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic វត្ត
vt̥t
Phonemic វាត់
vāt´
WT romanisation vŏət
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋŏət/

Noun edit

វត្ត (vŏət)

  1. wat (type of Buddhist temple), Buddhist monastery, pagoda, temple complex
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Pali vatta (that which is done).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic វត្ត
vt̥t
Phonemic វាត់
vāt´
WT romanisation vŏət
(standard) IPA(key) /ʋŏət/

Noun edit

វត្ត (vŏət)

  1. respect, esteem
  2. tradition, discipline
  3. application, fulfillment, implementation
  4. profession, job, assignment, task
  5. habit
  6. actions, behavior, conduct

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

វត្ត n

  1. Khmer script form of vatta (“that which is (to be) done”)
  2. Khmer script form of vatta (“mouth”)

Declension edit

Verb edit

វត្ត

  1. Khmer script form of vatta, which is second-person singular imperative active of វត្តតិ (vattati, to happen)

Adjective edit

វត្ត

  1. Khmer script form of vatta (“opened wide”)

Declension edit