Bengali
Etymology
From সম্মান (śomman, “respect”) + -ঈ (-i, noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃɔmːani/, [ˈʃɔmːaniˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃɔmːani/, [ˈʃɔmːaniˑ]
Noun
সম্মানী • (śommani)
- gift, tip
- Synonyms: উপহার (upohar), উপঢৌকন (upoḍhōukon), তোফা (tōpha), ইনাম (inam)
- (euphemistic) bribe, illegal gratification