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วัด
วัด
See also: วดี
Thai
Noun
วัด • (wát) (classifier วัด or ที่ or แห่ง)
Synonyms
religious compound; monastery; place of worship
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From Old Khmer *vas, vas, vās, *vās (“to measure the circumference of land”). Compare Modern Khmer វាស់ (véas).
Verb
วัด • (wát) (abstract noun การวัด)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3
Probably from Old Khmer vatta, Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer vatt, hvat, or Angkorian Old Khmer vatt, vatta, vāt, vātt, vvat, hvat, hvatt, vādya (“to move in a circle, to go round, to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to gyrate; to move or occur in turn; to go around, to make a tour; to encircle, to surround; etc”); or from Old Khmer *vas, vas, vās, *vās (“to curve around; to sweep; to traverse”). Compare Modern Khmer វាត់ (véat), វាស (véas), extended as គ្រវាស (krôvéas), from which Thai กระหวัด was derived.
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Verb
วัด • (wát) (abstract noun การวัด)