ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼
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Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from شاد (šād, “happy”) + باش (bāš, “be (imperative)”). Compare Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), Gujarati શાબાશ (śābāś), Bengali শাবাশ (śabaś), Marathi शाबास (śābās).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʃäː.bäːʃᵊ/
Interjection
[edit]ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ • (śābāś) (Shahmukhi spelling شاباش)
Noun
[edit]ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ • (śābāś) f (Shahmukhi spelling شاباش)
- applause, approbation, encouragement, pat on the back
- Synonym: ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā)
Further reading
[edit]- “ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024