বকশিশ

Bengali

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَخْشِش (baxšiš, “gift, tip, bestowal”). Compare Hindi बख़्शिश (baxśiś).

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

বকশিশ • (bokśiś)

1. gift, tip

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

Related terms

Bengali terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂g- (0 c, 6 e)