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bukshi

/ˈbʌkˌʃiː/

bukshi noun: the paymaster in native Indian states.

Noun

bukshi (plural bukshis)

  1. (historical) The paymaster in native Indian states.

bukshi meaning in Punjabi

bukshi in Punjabi

bukshi
ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ baxśī

Forms of bukshi

pluralbukshis
alternative formbuckshee

Origin of bukshi

Borrowed from Hindi बख्शी (bakhśī).

Questions about bukshi

What does bukshi mean?
Bukshi means the paymaster in native Indian states.
What is bukshi in Punjabi?
Bukshi in Punjabi is ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ (baxśī). See Bukshi meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is bukshi?
Bukshi is a noun.
How do you pronounce bukshi?
Bukshi is pronounced /ˈbʌkˌʃiː/.
What is the plural of bukshi?
The plural of bukshi is bukshis.

Words near bukshi in the dictionary

  1. bukshas
  2. bukshee
  3. bukshees
  4. buksheesh
  5. bukshey
  6. bukshi
  7. bukshis
  8. bukshish
  9. buku
  10. Bukusu
  11. Bukvitsa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bukshi (page history and authors); ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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