वाट

See also: वटा

Konkani

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit वर्त्मन् (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wért-mn̥, from *wert- (“to turn, rotate”).

Noun

वाट • (vāṭ) (Latin script vaat, Kannada script ವಾಟ್)

1. way, road, path

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi वाट (vāṭa), from , from Sanskrit वर्त्मन् (vártman), from Proto-Indo-European *wért-mn̥, from *wert- (“to turn, rotate”).

Noun

वाट • (vāṭ) f

1. road, way, path

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, “[1]”, 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

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृत (vṛtá).

Noun

वाट • (vāṭa) stem, m

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)

Descendants

• Lao: ວັດ (wat)
• Khmer: វត្ត (wōat)
• Thai: วัด (wát)
• Lü: ᦞᧆ (vad)