बक्षीस

Marathi

Alternative forms

  • बक्षिशी (bakṣiśī), बक्षिसी (bakṣisī) f

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بخشش (baxšeš). Compare Hindi बख़्शिश (baxśiś).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bək.ʂis/, [bək.ʂiːs]

Noun

बक्षीस (bakṣīs) n

  1. prize
  2. gift
  3. tip, baksheesh

Declension

Declension of बक्षीस (bakṣīs)
direct
singular
बक्षीस
bakṣīs
direct
plural
बक्षीसे, बक्षीसं
bakṣīse, bakṣīsa
singular plural
nominative बक्षीस
bakṣīs
बक्षीसे, बक्षीसं
bakṣīse, bakṣīsa
oblique बक्षीसा-
bakṣīsā-
बक्षीसां-
bakṣīsāN-
dative बक्षीसाला
bakṣīsālā
बक्षीसांना
bakṣīsāNnā
ergative बक्षीसाने
bakṣīsāne
बक्षीसांनी
bakṣīsāNni
instrumental बक्षीसाशी
bakṣīsāśi
बक्षीसांशी
bakṣīsāNśi
locative बक्षीसात
bakṣīsāt
बक्षीसांत
bakṣīsāNt
vocative बक्षीसा
bakṣīsā
बक्षीसांनो
bakṣīsāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of बक्षीस
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject बक्षीसाचा
bakṣīsāċā
बक्षीसाचे
bakṣīsāce
बक्षीसाची
bakṣīsāci
बक्षीसाच्या
bakṣīsāca
बक्षीसाचे, बक्षीसाचं
bakṣīsāce, bakṣīsāċa
बक्षीसाची
bakṣīsāci
बक्षीसाच्या
bakṣīsāca
plural subject बक्षीसांचा
bakṣīsāNċā
बक्षीसांचे
bakṣīsāNce
बक्षीसांची
bakṣīsāNci
बक्षीसांच्या
bakṣīsāNca
बक्षीसांचे, बक्षीसांचं
bakṣīsāNce, bakṣīsāNċa
बक्षीसांची
bakṣīsāNci
बक्षीसांच्या
bakṣīsāNca
* 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
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), बक्षिशी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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