Wat

Noun

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

Translations

 * Chinese: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: (wōat)
 * Korean: 와트 (wateu)
 * Korean: 와트 (wateu)


 * Lao: (wat)
 * Thai: (wát)
 * Thai: (wát)

Pronoun

 * 1) Nonstandard spelling of what; used especially in instant messaging.

Anagrams

 * ATW
 * taw
 * TWA
 * WTA

Etymology
From wat:, from.

Pronoun

 * 1)  what: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object
 * (1) Wat is dat? &mdash; What is that?
 * (2) Wat wil je doen? &mdash; What do you want to do?
 * 1)  what: e.g. (1) as the object of a sentence; (2) ditto
 * (1) Ik weet niet wat ik wil doen. &mdash; I don't know what I want to do.
 * (2) Jij moet afblijven wat je daar ziet. &mdash; You must not touch what you see there.
 * 1)  that: e.g. (1) modifying an indefinite pronoun like iets, niets, alles or het enige; (2) modifying an adjective that is used as a noun, usually a superlative
 * (1) Geef mij maar alles wat eetbaar is. &mdash; Please give me everything that is edible.
 * (2) Het duurste wat er was. &mdash; The most expensive that there was.
 * 1)  which: e.g. (1) modifying the demonstrative pronouns dat and datgene; (2) referring back to an entire sentence
 * (1) Hij nam precies datgene wat ik had gewild &mdash; He took exactly that which I had wanted.
 * (2) Jantje deed het in z’n broek, wat zijn moeder in verlegenheid bracht. &mdash; John did it in his pants, which embarrassed his mother
 * 1)  something: e.g. (1) as subject; (2) as subject complement
 * (1) Daar loopt wat rond. &mdash; Something there is walking around.
 * (2) Dat is aardig wat! &mdash; That is quite something! [i.e. "That is quite a lot!"]

Determiner

 * 1) some
 * Ik wil graag wat kersen. &mdash; I want some cherries please.

Adverb

 * 1) a bit, somewhat
 * Hij doet dat wat onbedachtzaam. &mdash; He does that somewhat unthoughtfully.

Etymology
From wat:, from earlier *undefined:, from.

Pronoun

 * 1) what

Descendants

 * Dutch:

Etymology
From earlier *undefined:, from.

Pronoun

 * 1) what

Descendants

 * Middle Dutch:
 * Dutch:

Etymology
, whence also Old English wæd:, Old Norse vað: (Icelandic vað:).

Noun

 * 1) ford

Noun

 * 1) watt

Adverb

 * 1) what (interrogative only)
 * 2) * Wat sizze hja? -- What are they saying?