see|Wat
English
Pronunciation
w�t, /w�t/, /wQt/
:Homophones: watt, what
:Rhymes:English:-�t|Rhymes: -�t
Noun
wat
- Buddhist temple, e.g., Angkor Wat.
Translations
Khmer: KMchar|���� (w�at)
Thai: THchar|วั� (wát)
See also
chedi
pagoda
stupa
w:wat|Wikipedia article on wats
Dutch
Etymology
From Old Saxon hwat, from the Germanic.
rfc|surely all but the first two are redundant, even in Dutch?
Pronoun
wat
- interrogative what
- relative 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.)
- relative after the relative pronouns dat and datgene
#:Hij nam precies datgene wat ik had gewild (He took exactly that which I had wanted.)
- relative after an adjective that is used as a noun, usually a superlative:
#:Het duurste wat er was (The most expensive that was available)
- relative 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)
- relative If what it refers to is not mentioned:
- Wat je daar ziet, daar moet je afblijven (What you see over there is not to be touched)
Adjective
wat
- 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
- ford
Category:Old High German nouns
Polish
Noun
wat m
- watt.
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