Baksheesh Definition
- bakshis
- bakshish
- pourboire
- tip
- gratuity
- backsheesh
Other Word Forms of Baksheesh
Noun
Origin of Baksheesh
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Persian bakhshish present from Middle Persian bakhshishn from bakhshīdan bakhsh- to give presents from Avestan bakhsh- bhag- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش (bakhšīš, “present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”) or بخشش (bakhšiš), from بخشیدن (bakhšīdan, “to give, grant, bestow”).
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