| 释义 |
‖ baht|bɑːt|
Also baat, bat.
[Thai bāt.]
= tical; the basic monetary unit of Thailand.
1828J. Crawfurd Jrnl. Embassy to Courts of Siam & Cochin China xiii. 331 The bat, or tical, was assayed at the mint of Calcutta... The value..is about 2s. 6d. 1872Coin Book 81 Baat, Siamese, Silver, value 2s. 6d., nut shaped. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXV. 6/1 The tical (baht) is the unit of currency and also the unit of weight [in Thailand]. Ibid. XXVIII. 491/1 Bat, or Tical..234 grains. 1962R. 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. 1963Whitaker'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 = {pstlg}1 sterling, with little fluctuation. |