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Awadhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بخشش (baxšiš). Compare Hindi बख़्शिश (baxśiś), Bengali বকশিশ (bokśiś), Marathi बक्षीस (bakṣīs).
Noun
बकसीस (baksīs) f
- reward, prize
References
- Dr. Suryaprasad Dikshit, Dr. Sajeevanlal Yadav (1996) “बकसीस”, in अवधी शब्द-कोश [Awadhi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Lucknow: Vishwavidyalaya Hindi Prakashan, University of Lucknow, page 101