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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 • (vāṭ ) f (Latin script vatt , Kannada script ವಾಟ್ )
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 • (vāṭ ) f (plural वाटा )
road , way , path
Synonyms: पथ ( path ) , मार्ग ( mārga ) , रस्ता ( rastā )
ही वाट खूप निसरडी आहे. hī vāṭ khūp nisarḍī āhe. This path is very slippery.
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
Alternative forms
वाटी ( vāṭī ) ( feminine form )
वाटिका ( vāṭikā ) ( feminine diminutive )
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 वृत ( vṛta , “ 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
Borrowings
Assamese: বাট ( bat )
Bengali: বাট ( baṭ )
Khmer: វត្ត ( wōat )
Lao: ວັດ ( wat )
Lü: ᦞᧆ ( vad )
Thai: วัด ( wát )
References