English Explanatory Dictionary

Angkor Wat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A complex of temples in Cambodia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑŋ.kɔɹ ˈwɑt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Angkor Wat.wav

Word forms

Angkor Wat

Etymology

From Khmer អង្គរវត្ត (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ vŏət, “City of Temples”), from អង្គរ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ, “royal city”) + វត្ត (vŏət, “temple”), from Sanskrit नगर + वाट (nagara + vāṭa, “city + enclosure”).

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