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shabash

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈʃɑːbɑːʃ/

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intj

Meaning 1

An exclamation of praise for an achievement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from the term شاد باش (šād bāš, “be happy”), from شاد (“joyful”) + باش (“be (imperative)”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: চাবাচ (sabas) — interjection
  • Assamese: চাবাইচ (sabais) — interjection
  • Bengali: শাবাশ (śabaś) — interjection
  • Georgian: შაბაში (šabaši) — interjection
  • Hindi: शाबाश (śābāś) — interjection
  • Marathi: शाबास (śābās) — interjection
  • Persian: شاباش (šâbâš) — interjection
  • Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ (śābāś) — interjection
  • Tamil: சபாஷ் (capāṣ) — interjection
  • Telugu: శబాష్ (śabāṣ) — interjection