ワット

ワット

㍗ U+3357, ㍗ SQUARE WATTO ← ㍖ [U+3356] CJK Compatibility ㍘ → [U+3358]

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ワ​ット [wáꜜttò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠t̚to̞]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English watt.[2][1]

Noun

ワット (rōmaji watto)

1. watt

Counter

ワット (rōmaji -watto)

1. watt

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Amharic ወጥ (wäṭ), possibly via English wat.

Noun

ワット (rōmaji watto)

1. wat (kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan