बकसीस

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Awadhi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بخشش (baxšiš). Compare Hindi बख़्शिश (baxśiś), Bengali বকশিশ (bokśiś), Marathi बक्षीस (bakṣīs).

Noun

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बकसीस (baksīsf

  1. reward, prize

References

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  • Dr. Suryaprasad Dikshit, Dr. Sajeevanlal Yadav (1996) “बकसीस”, in अवधी शब्द-कोश [Awadhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Lucknow: Vishwavidyalaya Hindi Prakashan, University of Lucknow, page 101