Angkor Wat

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Angkor Wat

  • /ˈɑŋ.kɔɹ ˈwɑt/

Where it comes from

From Khmer អង្គរវត្ត (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ vŏət, “City of Temples”),

from អង្គរ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ, “royal city”) + វត្ត (vŏət, “temple”),

from Sanskrit नगर + वाट (nagara + vāṭa, “city + enclosure”).

proper noun

  1. A complex of temples in Cambodia.

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name Cambodian temple complex

EspañolAngkor Wat
한국어앙코르 와트 Angkoreu wateu
日本語アンコール・ワット Ankōru-Watto
中文吳哥窟 /吴哥窟 Wúgēkū
हिन्दीअंगकोर वाट aṅgkor vāṭ
PortuguêsAngkor Wat, Angkor Vat
FrançaisAngkor Vat
DeutschAngkor Wat
РусскийАнгко́р-Ва́т Angkór-Vát
Tiếng ViệtĂng-co Vát
العربيةأَنْغْكُور وَات ʔanḡkōr wāt
עבריתאנגקור ואט

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@misc{angkor_wat_2026,
  title = {Angkor Wat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/angkor%20wat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}