wat
wat — noun
- watsingular
- watsplural
1. a religious building or group of buildings in Thailand and other countries of So
a religious building or group of buildings in Thailand and other countries of Southeast Asia, where Buddhist monks live, study, and perform ceremonies, typically including a main prayer hall, living quarters, and a bell tower
The old wat in Chiang Mai has a large Buddha statue for tourists to see.
Mira took photos of the colorful wall paintings inside the wat near her hotel.
wat + location phrase
Rodrigo watched monks in orange robes leave the wat each morning to collect food.
The wat was built two hundred years ago, with walls decorated in gold leaf.
People gathered at the wat to light candles and offer flowers during the festival.
- temple
general term for any religious building used for worship; a wat is a specific type of Buddhist temple
- monastery
focuses on the community of monks who live together; a wat includes monastery buildings as well as a prayer hall
- pagoda
a multi-tiered tower or stupa often found on the grounds of a wat, but not the whole complex
用法筆記
Often capitalized as part of a proper name (e.g., Wat Pho, Wat Arun). As a common noun referring to the type of building, it is written in lowercase.