চাবাচ

Assamese

Alternative forms

• চাবাইচ (sabais)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from شاد (šād, “happy”) + باش (bāš, “be (imperative)”). Compare Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), Bengali শাবাশ (śabaś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.bas/

Interjection

চাবাচ • (sabas)

1. shabash, bravo, great job

   Synonym: বাঃ (bah)