"shabash" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈʃɑːbɑːʃ/
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)”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|hi|शाबाश|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), {{bor+|en|hi|शाबाश}} Borrowed from Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), {{der|en|fa-cls|شاباش|tr=šābāš}} Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), {{m|fa-cls||شاد باش|be happy|tr=šād bāš}} شاد باش (šād bāš, “be happy”), {{m|fa-cls|شاد||joyful}} شاد (“joyful”), {{m|fa-cls|باش||be (imperative)}} باش (“be (imperative)”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} shabash
  1. (India) An exclamation of praise for an achievement. Tags: India Synonyms: shavash, well done Translations (interjection): চাবাচ (sabas) (Assamese), চাবাইচ (sabais) (Assamese), শাবাশ (śabaś) (Bengali), შაბაში (šabaši) (Georgian), शाबाश (śābāś) (Hindi), शाबास (śābās) (Marathi), شاباش (šâbâš) (Persian), ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ (śābāś) (Punjabi)
    Sense id: en-shabash-en-intj-vC6-dUFI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

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