بقشيش

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخشیش (baxšīš, gratuity, drink-money), from بخشیدن (baxšīdan, to give, grant, bestow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baq.ʃiːʃ/

Noun

بَقْشِيش • (baqšīš) m (plural بَقَاشِيش (baqāšīš))

  1. tip, gratuity, baksheesh

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: boqxiex
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