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baht

/bɑːt/

baht noun: the official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.

Noun (1)

baht (plural baht or bahts)

  1. The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.

Adverb

baht (not comparable)

  1. (Yorkshire, Cheshire) Without.
    • c. 1850s–70s, On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at (song)
    • Thear's boan-idle nowbles, baht hahses an' lands, 'at al walk on a carpeted path, an' nivver do nowt wi' ther lily-white hands bud lift uther fowk's jock to ther maath.1881, Ben Preston, Dialect and Other Poems, page 19

Preposition

baht

  1. (Yorkshire) About.

Noun (2)

baht (plural bahts)

  1. (Yorkshire) Bout (of an illness, a fight, etc).

baht meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Malay

baht in Hindi

unit of currency
बात bāt

baht in Urdu

unit of currency
بات bāt

baht in Arabic

unit of currency
بَات bāt

baht in Malay

unit of currency
kop, kok
More languagesFewer languages
baht in Persian
بات bât
baht in Thai
บาท bàat, ฿ bàat
baht in Vietnamese
bạt
baht in Myanmar
ဘတ် bhat

Examples of baht in a sentence

  • Hah's a growing lad to thrive baht jock?1884, William Cudworth (of Bradford), Yorkshire Dialect and Character Sketches, page 15:
  • Jud put'em i' his poke baht sayingk owt.1886, Robert Holland, A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester, page 467:

Forms of baht

pluralbaht
pluralbahts
alternative form (dated)bat

Plural of baht: baht or bahts

Origin of baht

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

Pronunciation spelling of but.

Pronunciation spelling of (a)bout.

Words formed from baht

Phrases with baht

Words that rhyme with baht

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about baht

What does baht mean?
Baht means the official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
What is baht in Hindi?
Baht in Hindi is बात (bāt). See Baht meaning in Hindi.
How do you use baht in a sentence?
Hah's a growing lad to thrive baht jock?
What part of speech is baht?
Baht can be a noun, an adverb or a preposition.
How do you pronounce baht?
Baht is pronounced /bɑːt/.
What is the plural of baht?
The plural of baht is baht.

Words near baht in the dictionary

  1. Bahreyn
  2. Bahri
  3. Bahris
  4. Bahrām
  5. bahs
  6. baht
  7. baht bus
  8. baht buses
  9. bahts
  10. bahu
  11. Bahujan

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