bahtn.
/bɑːt/, U.S. /bɑt/ = tical n.; the basic monetary unit of Thailand.
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1828 J. Crawfurd Jrnl. Embassy to Siam & Cochin China xiii. 331 The bat, or tical, was assayed at the mint of Calcutta... The value..is about 2s. 6d.
1872 Coin Book 81 Baat, Siamese, Silver, value 2s. 6d., nut shaped.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 6/1 The tical (baht) is the unit of currency and also the unit of weight [in Thailand].
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 491/1 Bat, or Tical..234 grains.
1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 551 Yet another category of silver currency in Siam is the bat or tical, a bullet-shaped piece with turned-in ends.
1963 Whitaker's Almanack 934/1 The exchange rate for the Baht is not officially fixed, but has for some time remained in the neighbourhood of Baht 59 = £1 sterling, with little fluctuation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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