baksheesh

Bakshish is a redirect to this article. See for Polish reggae band Bakshish (Band) , for the board game baksheesh see baksheesh (game) .

The word baksheesh comes from Persian, where there isبخشش, DMG Baḫšiš is written / spoken, and means something like gift or gift .

Tourists generally give a baksheesh in Islamic countries in the sense of tipping for services or favors.

The term baksheesh has been adopted in India . Both here and in Arab countries, it is customary to give baksheesh to speed up administrative procedures or to receive a special favor.

In German-speaking countries, the Balkans and other countries of the former Ottoman Empire , baksheesh is a colloquial term for bribes .

See also

• Fakelaki (bribe in Greece)

Web links

Wiktionary: Baksheesh  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

References

1. ^ Meyers Lexikon online - Bakschisch ( Memento from January 1st, 2008 in the Internet Archive )