वाट

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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 (vāṭf (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

Noun

वाट (vāṭf (plural वाटा)

  1. road, way, path
    Synonyms: पथ (path), मार्ग (mārga), रस्ता (rastā)
    ही वाट खूप निसरडी आहे.
    vāṭ khūp nisarḍī āhe.
    This path is very slippery.
  2. wait
    Synonym: प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā) (formal)

Derived terms

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, “”, 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

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Etymology

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

Noun

वाट (vāṭa) stemm

  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)

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