bakshish
/ˈbækʃɪʃ/noun
उच्चारण बैक्शिश
बख़्शीश, इनाम (छोटी रकम)
Core word
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[U]
a small sum of money given as a tip to a servant, guide or porter
बख़्शीश, इनाम (छोटी रकम)
- The porter smiled when I gave him some bakshish.
- Guides at the fort often hope for bakshish at the end of the tour.
- The waiter expected bakshish after serving the meal.
+ 2 more examples
- He gave the driver a little bakshish for his trouble.
- In the past, travellers carried coins for bakshish.
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[U] old-fashioned
money given to a poor person as charity
भीख, दान (ग़रीब को दी जाने वाली रकम)
- The beggar at the station thanked us for the bakshish.
- Travellers used to give bakshish to the fakirs at the shrine.
- The old woman asked the pilgrims for bakshish at the shrine.
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- On Eid the family gave bakshish to the poor at the door.
- He gave the beggar a coin as bakshish.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
bakshish as an uncountable noun
Bakshish is normally uncountable: say 'give bakshish' or 'a little bakshish', not 'a bakshish'.
Bakshish सामान्यतः uncountable है: 'give bakshish' या 'a little bakshish' कहा जाता है, 'a bakshish' नहीं।
- The porter expected some bakshish.
- Tourists often give bakshish to the guide.
bakshish for + service
Use 'for' to name the service or the person, as in bakshish for the driver or for carrying the bags.
सेवा या व्यक्ति के लिए 'for' लगता है, जैसे bakshish for the driver या for carrying the bags।
- He gave the boatman some bakshish for his help.
bakshish in the sense of a bribe
In older and informal use, bakshish can also mean a small bribe, so use it carefully in writing about honest dealing.
पुराने और अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में bakshish का अर्थ छोटी रिश्वत भी हो सकता है, इसलिए ईमानदार व्यवहार वाले लेखन में सावधानी से प्रयोग करें।
- The officer refused to take any bakshish.
+Collocations 4
verb + bakshish
givedemandexpectrefuseask for
- The guide asked for bakshish at the end of the tour.
adjective + bakshish
smallgenerousextracustomary
- He left a generous bakshish for the waiter.
bakshish + preposition
for the porterto the waiterfor the guidefrom the tourists
- The porter received bakshish from every tourist.
bakshish in travel
at the stationat the templeat the hotelin the bazaar
- Beggars asked for bakshish outside the old fort.
“More examples 5
- Radhika gave the little boy some bakshish for carrying her bag.
राधिका ने छोटे लड़के को उसका बैग उठाने के लिए कुछ बख्शीश दी।
- In old travel books, writers often complain about demands for bakshish.
पुरानी यात्रा-पुस्तकों में लेखक अक्सर बख्शीश की माँगों की शिकायत करते हैं।
- The driver smiled when he got extra bakshish at the end of the trip.
यात्रा के अंत में अतिरिक्त बख्शीश मिलने पर चालक मुस्कुरा उठा।
- At festivals, servants traditionally receive bakshish from the family.
त्योहारों पर परंपरागत रूप से परिवार की ओर से नौकरों को बख्शीश मिलती है।
- The clerk was dismissed for asking for bakshish to pass a file.
फ़ाइल आगे बढ़ाने के लिए बख्शीश माँगने पर क्लर्क को बर्खास्त कर दिया गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He gave a bakshish to the waiter.
✓ He gave bakshish to the waiter.
Bakshish is uncountable and takes no 'a'.
Bakshish uncountable है और इसके साथ 'a' नहीं लगता।
✗ The porter asked bakshish.
✓ The porter asked for bakshish.
'Ask' takes 'for' before the thing requested.
माँगी गई वस्तु से पहले 'ask' के साथ 'for' लगता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all mean extra money given, but they differ in purpose and tone.
ये सभी शब्द अतिरिक्त दिए गए पैसे को बताते हैं, पर उद्देश्य और भाव में अंतर है।
A small gift of money, especially in the East, for service or as alms.
छोटी रकम का उपहार, विशेषकर पूर्वी देशों में, सेवा या दान के रूप में।
- He gave the boatman bakshish.
The usual word for extra money given to waiters, drivers and others for good service.
वेटर, चालक आदि को अच्छी सेवा के लिए दिए गए अतिरिक्त पैसे का सामान्य शब्द।
- Leave a tip for the waiter.
Money given secretly to get an unfair advantage; it is illegal.
अनुचित लाभ पाने के लिए चुपचाप दिया गया पैसा; यह गैरकानूनी है।
- The official was caught taking a bribe.
⌂Word origin and word building
From Persian, meaning a gift.
यह शब्द फ़ारसी से आया है और इसका अर्थ उपहार है।