satang

[ sah-tang ]

noun

, plural sa·tang.

1. a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, one 100th of a baht.

satang

/ sæˈtæŋ /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Thailand worth one hundredth of a baht

Word History and Origins

Origin of satang¹

First recorded in 1910–15; from Thai sataaŋ, ultimately from Pali sata- “100” ( hundred ) + aṅga “portion, division”

Word History and Origins

Origin of satang¹

from Thai satān

Example Sentences

His aunt, Satang Ruangsangwatana, is a consultant on the project and the reason for my initial visit.

From Washington Post

The Golas, or custom-houses, are Ilam, Majhuya, Bilasi, Tangting, Huchi-Mechi, Dimali, and Satang, all in the territory formerly belonging to the Sikim Raja. 

From Project Gutenberg

Two days’ journey east from this, at the source of the Mahananda, is Satang, another Gola or mart; but, of late, Siumali has engrossed almost the whole trade.

From Project Gutenberg

The Dyak soldiers called it Satang Island, and I have sailed past it many a time since.

From Project Gutenberg

For a satang—a coin equivalent to about a quarter of a cent—you can purchase a bowl of rice, while the expenditure of another satang will provide you with an assortment of savories or relishes, made from elderly meat, decayed fish, decomposed prawns and other toothsome ingredients, which you heap upon the rice, together with a greenish-yellow curry sauce which makes the concoction look as though it were suffering from a severe attack of jaundice.

From Project Gutenberg