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English

Pronunciation

• wŏt, /wɒt/, /wQt/

  Homophones : watt, what

  Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

wat

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

Translations

• Khmer: វត្ត
• Thai: วัด (wát)

See also

• chedi
• pagoda
• stupa
• article on wats

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Saxon hwat, from the Germanic.

Interrogative pronoun

wat

1. what

Relative pronoun

wat

1. 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.)

2. after the relative pronouns dat and datgene

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

3. after an adjective that's used as a noun, usually a superlative:

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

4. 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)

5. If that what it refers to isn't mentioned
6. 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

Polish

Noun

wat m .

1. watt.

Other Translations for "wat"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		.-- .- -
Binary		1110111 1100001 1110100
Hex		776174
Pig Latin		atway

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