ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

  • (nuqtaless) ਬਖਸ਼ੀ (bakhśī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخشى (baxśī).

Pronunciation

  • (Phonetic): baxšī
  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [ˈbəx.ʃi(ː)], [ˈbəkʰ.ʃi(ː)]
  • Rhymes: -iː, -əkʰʃiː, -əxʃiː
  • Hyphenation: ਬਖ਼‧ਸ਼ੀ

Noun

ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ • (baxśīm (Shahmukhi spelling بخشى)

  1. (historical) bukshi (paymaster in the Mughal army)

Declension

Declension of ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ
singular plural
direct ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ (baxśī) ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ (baxśī)
oblique ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ (baxśī) ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀਆਂ (baxśīā̃)
vocative ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀਆ (baxśīā) ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀਓ (baxśīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

References

  • ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026