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| บาท baatL / baatL thaH | ![]() |
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| 1. | บาท | baatL | Thai currency: Baht (TH฿) |
| 1b. | บาท | baatL | foot |
| 1c. | บาท | baatL | [numerical classifier for amounts of money] |
| 2. | บาท | baatL | a foot (line) of a poem |
| 2b. | พระบาท | phraH baatL | [royal use only] the foot of a king or of royalty, the Buddha's foot-print |
| 2c. | บาท | baatL | [numerical classifier for a foot of a poem] |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | บาด |
| IPA | bàːt |
| Royal Thai General System | bat |
1.  [noun, formal] | |||
| definition | Thai currency: Baht (TH฿) | ||
| categories | |||
| synonym | บ. ![]() | baatL | [abbreviation for บาท ] baht |
| examples | เหรียญบาท![]() ![]() | riianR baatL | a 1 Baht coin |
หนึ่งบาท![]() ![]() | neungL baatL | one Baht | |
เก็งกำไรค่าเงินบาท![]() | gengM gamM raiM khaaF ngernM baatL | currency speculation on the Thai baht | |
ค่าบาท![]() | khaaF baatL | value of the Baht | |
| sample sentences | |||
บังเอิญคิดว่าเกิดมาชาติหนึ่งมีเงินหนึ่งล้านบาทโดยสุจริตก็ประเสริฐแล้ว ![]() bangM eernM khitH waaF geertL maaM chaatF neungL meeM ngernM neungL laanH baatL dooyM sootL jaL ritL gaawF bpraL seertL laaeoH "Somphorn thought, 'Hey, in one lifetime, how excellent is it to have obtained one million baht, honestly earned!'" | |||
นักร้องลูกทุ่งเผยตอนนี้ชีวิตถึงคราวตกอับทำวงลูกทุ่งติดหนี้ถึงสามล้านบาทและเตรียมขายรถเบนซ์เพื่อนำเงินมาใช้หนี้ ![]() nakH raawngH luukF thoongF pheeuyR dtaawnM neeH cheeM witH theungR khraaoM dtohkL apL thamM wohngM luukF thoongF dtitL neeF theungR saamR laanH baatL laeH dtriiamM khaaiR rohtH baehnM pheuuaF namM ngernM maaM chaiH neeF "The country singer revealed that she has recently encountered a run of bad luck that put her country-music band into debt to the tune of three million baht; she is in the process of selling her Mercedes to raise funds to pay off her debt." | |||
[คนขับแท็กซี่.] สิบสองบาทคะ ![]() khohnM khapL thaekH seeF sipL saawngR baatL khaH [Taxi Driver.] "Twelve baht." | |||
[คนขับแท็กซี่] เก้าบาทก็แล้วกัน ไปไหม ![]() khohnM khapL thaekH seeF gaaoF baatL gaawF laaeoH ganM bpaiM maiH [Taxi Driver.]"Let's say nine baht. Do you want to go?" | |||
[ก.] เดือนละห้าพันบาทค่ะ ไม่รวมค่าน้ำ ค่าไฟ ค่าแก๊ส และค่าโทรศัพท์ผู้เช่าต้องเสียเอง ![]() deuuanM laH haaF phanM baatL khaF maiF ruaamM khaaF naamH khaaF faiM khaaF gaaetH laeH khaaF tho:hM raH sapL phuuF chaoF dtawngF siiaR aehngM [a.] "Five thousand baht a month, not including water, electricity, gas, and telephone. The tenant has to pay those himself." | |||
หลังการลอยตัวค่าเงินบาท ภาคธุรกิจไทยเข็ดขยาดกับเงินกู้ต่างประเทศ ![]() langR gaanM laawyM dtuaaM khaaF ngernM baatL phaakF thooH raH gitL thaiM khetL khaL yaatL gapL ngernM guuF dtaangL bpraL thaehtF "After the value of the baht became free-floating, the Thai business sector became fearful of incurring foreign loans." | |||
| 1b.  [noun, formal, ancient] | |||
| definition | foot | ||
| examples | ทวิบาท![]() | thaH wiH baatL | biped; two-footed animal; bipedal |
พระพุทธบาท![]() | phraH phootH baatL | the foot of the Buddha | |
| 1c.  [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for amounts of money] | ||
| enumerated noun | ทองคำ ![]() | thaawngM khamM | gold; gold nugget |
| 2.  [noun] | |||
| definition | a foot (line) of a poem | ||
| notes | In กลอน , two วรรค 's equal one บาท . Two บาท 's equal one บท . Four วรรค 's thus equal one บท . | ||
| categories | |||
| related words | บท ![]() | bohtL | stanza |
วรรค ![]() | wakH | a half of a บาท ![]() | |
| example | บทบาท![]() | bohtL baatL | role, part in a play, or movie, choreography |
| 2b. พระบาท phraH baatL [noun, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | [royal use only] the foot of a king or of royalty, the Buddha's foot-print | ||
| examples | พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว ![]() phraH baatL sohmR detL phraH jaoF yuuL huaaR [the formal third person pronoun for His Majesty the King of Thailand] He | ||
ขอเดชะฝ่าละอองธุลีพระบาทปกเกล้าปกกระหม่อม ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า... ![]() khaawR daehM chaH faaL laH aawngM thooH leeM phraH baatL bpohkL glaoF bpohkL graL maawmL khaaF phraH phootH thaH jaoF [royal use only] the official and formal way of addressing His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Regent Queen in writing: "May I have Your Majesty's might (prestige, splendor). May it please Your Majesty's feet's dust covering (protecting, guarding over) my sinciput. I…(state your name and last name here)…, slave of the Lord Buddha... | |||
ใต้ฝ่าละอองพระบาท![]() | dtaiF faaL laH aawngM phraH baatL | the second person singular pronoun "You" used to formally address Her Majesty the Queen (non-regent) | |
ใต้ฝ่าพระบาท![]() | dtaiF faaL phraH baatL | second person singular pronoun "You" used to address the royal family members with the royal title สมเด็จเจ้าฟ้า (Somdej Jao Faa) and พระองค์เจ้า (Phra Ong Jao) | |
ฝ่าพระบาท![]() | faaL phraH baatL | [royal use only — second person singular pronoun used to address:
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สัตว์จตุบาท![]() ![]() | satL jaL dtooL baatL | four-legged animals | |
บาทบริจาริกา![]() | baatL bawL riH jaaM riH gaaM | a lady-in-waiting, a maidservant of the king; a lady of the king's harem | |
บาทมูลิกากร![]() | baatL thaH muuM liH gaaM gaawnM | the royal entourage | |
บาทยุคล![]() | baatL yooH khohnM | the king's feet | |
| sample sentence | รัชกาลที่ ๕ คงจะทรงอุทิศพระองค์เพื่อบ้านเมืองตามรอยพระบาทพระราชบิดา ด้วยระยะเวลาของการเสวยราชย์ที่นานกว่า ![]() ratH chaH gaanM theeF haaF khohngM jaL sohngM ooL thitH phraH ohngM pheuuaF baanF meuuangM dtaamM raawyM phraH baatL phraH raatF chaH biL daaM duayF raH yaH waehM laaM khaawngR gaanM saL weeuyR raatF theeF naanM gwaaL "King Rama V dedicated himself to his country and nation following in the footsteps of his father; he (Rama V) occupied the throne for a longer period of time (than his father)." | ||
| 2c.  [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for a foot of a poem] | ||

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