শাবাশ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• সাবাস (śabaś), সাবাশ (śabaś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from شاد (šād, “happy”) + باش (bāš, “be (imperative)”). Cognate with Assamese চাবাচ (sabas), Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), Gujarati શાબાશ (śābāś), Marathi शाबास (śābās).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃabaʃ/, [ˈʃabaʃ], /ʃabːaʃ/, [ˈʃabːaʃ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃabaʃ/, [ˈʃabaʃ], /ʃabːaʃ/, [ˈʃabːaʃ]

Interjection

শাবাশ • (śabaś)

1. good job!

Related terms

• শাদি (śadi)
• সাদমান (śadoman)