Thai

Noun

บาท • ‎(bàat)

1. (Christianity, now only in compounds) priest.

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Etymology 2

From Pali pāda ‎(“foot”) or Sanskrit पाद ‎(pāda, “foot”); perhaps via Old Khmer pāda, pādda, pada, padda ‎(“foot (as body organ, or as emblematic of sacred persons or things)”). Compare Modern Khmer បាទ ‎(bat).

Noun

บาท • ‎(bàat)

1. foot.
2. (archaic) honorific given to a god or royal person, or his or her image.

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Etymology 3

From Sanskrit पाद ‎(pāda, “quarter”); perhaps via Old Khmer pāda, pādda, pada, padda ‎(“quarter: unit of currency or measure”). Compare Modern Khmer បាទ ‎(bat).

Noun

บาท • ‎(bàat)

1. baht: a unit of currency of Thailand, equal to 4 สลึง ‎(sà-lʉ̌ng). Abbreviation บ. ‎(bɔɔ.)
2. a unit of poem: line, stanza, verse.
3. a unit of weight, equal to to 15 grams.
4. (historical) a unit of time, equal to one tenth of an hour (6 minutes).

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