বকশিশ

Bengali

Alternative forms

বখশিস (bokhośiś), বখশিশ (bokhośiś), বকশিস (bokśiś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (baxšiš, “gift, tip, bestowal”), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Iranian *baxšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰakšás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-. Compare Hindi बख़्शिश (baxśiś).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /bokʃiʃ/, [ˈbokʃiʃ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bokʃiʃ/, [ˈbokʃiʃ]

Noun

বকশিশ • (bokśiś)

gift, tip
Synonyms: উপহার (upohar), উপঢৌকন (upoḍhōukon), তোফা (tōpha), ইনাম (inam)

Related terms

ভক্ত (bhokto)
ভগ (bhog)
ভগবান (bhogban)
ভাঁজ (bhãj)
ভাগ (bhag)
ভাগ্য (bhaggo)
ভাত (bhat)
ভিক্ষা (bhikkha)
ভিক্ষুক (bhikkhuk)

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