बक्षीस

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Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخشش (baxšiš). Compare Hindi बख़्शिश (baxśiś) and Bengali বকশিশ (bokśiś).

Pronunciation

Noun

बक्षीस (bakṣīsn

  1. prize
  2. gift
  3. tip, baksheesh

Declension

Declension of बक्षीस (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
बक्षीस
bakṣīs
direct
plural
बक्षीसे, बक्षीसं
bakṣīse, bakṣīsa
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
बक्षीस
bakṣīs
बक्षीसे, बक्षीसं
bakṣīse, bakṣīsa
oblique
सामान्यरूप
बक्षीसा
bakṣīsā
बक्षीसां-
bakṣīsān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
बक्षीसाला
bakṣīsālā
बक्षीसांना
bakṣīsānnā
ergative बक्षीसाने, बक्षीसानं
bakṣīsāne, bakṣīsāna
बक्षीसांनी
bakṣīsānnī
instrumental बक्षीसाशी
bakṣīsāśī
बक्षीसांशी
bakṣīsānśī
locative
सप्तमी
बक्षीसात
bakṣīsāt
बक्षीसांत
bakṣīsāt
vocative
संबोधन
बक्षीसा
bakṣīsā
बक्षीसांनो
bakṣīsānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of बक्षीस (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
बक्षीसाचा
bakṣīsāċā
बक्षीसाचे
bakṣīsāċe
बक्षीसाची
bakṣīsācī
बक्षीसाच्या
bakṣīsācā
बक्षीसाचे, बक्षीसाचं
bakṣīsāċe, bakṣīsāċa
बक्षीसाची
bakṣīsācī
बक्षीसाच्या
bakṣīsācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
बक्षीसांचा
bakṣīsānċā
बक्षीसांचे
bakṣīsānċe
बक्षीसांची
bakṣīsāñcī
बक्षीसांच्या
bakṣīsāncā
बक्षीसांचे, बक्षीसांचं
bakṣīsānċe, bakṣīsānċa
बक्षीसांची
bakṣīsāñcī
बक्षीसांच्या
bakṣīsāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “बक्षीस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बक्षीस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “बक्षिशी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).