बकसीस

Awadhi

Etymology

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

Noun

बकसीस (baksīs) f

1. reward, prize

References

• 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