- baqshish
- tip [from Per bachshesh] Alb bakshish, Bul bakshish, Rom bacsis, Swa bakshishi, Tur bahsis borrowed from Ar
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
baqshish
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baksheesh — [bak′shēsh΄] n. [prob. via Ar baqshīsh or Anglo Ind bucksheesh < Pers baḫšiš < baḫšīdan, to give; akin to Sans bhájah, (he) allots: see PHAGOUS] in Egypt, India, etc., a tip, a gratuity, or alms … English World dictionary
