वाट
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)
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)
Derived terms
- पायवाट (pāyvāṭ, “trail”)
- वाट पाहणे (vāṭ pāhṇe, “to wait”)
- वाट बघणे (vāṭ baghṇe, “to wait”)
- वाटसरू (vāṭasrū)
- वाटेकरी (vāṭekrī)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वाट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वाट”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vártman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
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 वृत्र (vṛtra, “enclosed”).
Noun
वाट • (vāṭa) stem, m
- enclosure, (either) a fence, wall, (or) a piece of enclosed ground, garden, park, plantation
- district
- road
- the site of a house
- groin
- a species of bird
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वाटः (vāṭaḥ) | 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) |
| vocative | वाट (vāṭa) | वाटौ (vāṭau) | वाटाः (vāṭāḥ) |
Descendants
- 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