Etymology

baht

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Today it means: The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. Full definition →

Thai บาท ← Pali pāda ← Sanskrit पाद
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baht · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromपाद
  2. Pali · derived frompāda
  3. Thai · borrowed fromบาท
  4. English todaybaht

Borrowed from Thai บาท (bàat), from Pali pāda (quarter of a larger valued coin), ultimately from Sanskrit पाद (quarter).

baht · adverb2

Pronunciation spelling of but.

baht · preposition3

Pronunciation spelling of (a)bout.

baht · noun4

Pronunciation spelling of bout.

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