adv · noun · prep · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/bɑːt/
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rhymes with -ɑːt
CMU ARPABET:B AA1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Without.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Yorkshire, not-comparable
Qualifier: Cheshire
Examples
c. 1850s–70s, On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at (song)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Bout (of an illness, a fight, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Yorkshire
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
prep
Meaning 4
About.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Yorkshire
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the basic unit of money in Thailand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tical
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Thai monetary unit
History
Etymology
Pronunciation spelling of but.
Borrowed from Thai บาท (bàat), from Pali pāda (quarter of a larger valued coin), ultimately from Sanskrit पाद (quarter).
Pronunciation spelling of bout.
Pronunciation spelling of (a)bout.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَات
(bāt)
— unit of currency
Burmese:
ဘတ်
(bhat)
— unit of currency
Chinese Cantonese:
泰銖 /泰铢
(taai3 zyu1)
— unit of currency
Chinese Cantonese:
泰匹
(taai3 pat1)
— unit of currency
Chinese Mandarin:
泰銖 /泰铢
(Tài zhū)
— unit of currency