วงกต

Thai

FWOTD – 2 January 2022

Etymology

From Pali vaṅkata (literally that which is crooked; that which is curved). Cognate with Khmer វង្កត (vŭəngkɑɑt); Burmese ဝင်္ကတ္တ (wangkatta.).

Pronunciation

Orthographicวงกต
wŋkt
Phonemic
วง-กด
wŋkɗ
RomanizationPaiboonwong-gòt
Royal Institutewong-kot
(standard) IPA(key)/woŋ˧.kot̚˨˩/(R)

Proper noun

วงกต • (wong-gòt)

  1. (Buddhism) (เขา~) Vaṅkata, a mythological mountain known for having intricate paths.

Noun

วงกต • (wong-gòt)

  1. (เขา~) labyrinth; maze.
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