ワット

U+3357, ㍗
SQUARE WATTO

[U+3356]
CJK Compatibility
[U+3358]

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English watt.[2][1]

Noun

ワット • (watto) 

  1. watt

Counter

ワット • (-watto) 

  1. watt

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ワット • (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
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