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The Thai baht, like the pound, originated from a traditional unit of mass. Its currency value was originally expressed as that of silver of corresponding weight (now defined as 15 grams), and was in use probably as early as the Sukhothai period in the form of bullet coins known in Thai as phot duang. [2] These were pieces of solid silver cast ...
- THB (numeric: .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}764)
- ฿
- The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction.
- Bank of Thailand
Mar 25, 2024 · The Thai Baht (THB) is more than just numbers; it boasts a unique symbol and a range of currency denominations. The symbol for the Thai Baht is ฿, a distinctive and easily recognizable character. This symbol is used widely in Thailand for pricing and financial transactions. THB banknotes come in various denominations, including ฿20, ฿50 ...
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Yes the convention would be to use the singular of Bot for plural and the singular of Ringgit for plural the word Smith's in Webster's are kind enough to except Ringgits and bahts as being technically acceptable.... 1 bonus for all of us however is It's easier to say Thai baht than it is to say toy boat;)
11. Re: Baht or Bahts? 8 years ago. As Tabmit said, the convention in English is to use "baht" for both singular and plural. It's an exception to the general rule, what linguists call "invariant plurals." Yen, yuan, rand, satang (Thai cents) and quid ;-D also follow this convention. There was a push to do this with euros but it never caught on.
Nouns in Thai have the same plural form as singular, but have the difficulty that any time a noun is quantified it must be used with its classifier. Although "classifier" may be an unfamiliar term for English speakers, it's not a completely alien concept as there is an equivalent in the way English uses "measure words" for nouns that can't be ...
The circulating banknotes today in Thailand, however, are ranged from 20 baht, 50 baht, 100 baht, 500 baht and 1000 baht. The currently circulating series are 17th, 16th and 15th series. Thai baht banknotes commonly include the portrait or the picture of the sculpture of its kings. The obverses have been designed with the current king's portrait.
When you are using English it makes perfect sense to write "bahts" just as you would write dollars, euros, rupees, or rubles, though. Thai language does not have plural nouns or verbs as such but it has all those numerous and pesky 'qualifiers' which you are supposed to include when you refer to a specific number of similar items (and at many other times, too).
