bheesty
American
[bee-stee]
/ ˈbi sti /
Or
bheestie
noun
bheesties
plural
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of bheesty
First recorded in 1775–85; from Urdu bhīstī, from Persian bihishtī, literally, “pertaining to paradise,” i.e., “beautiful,” as poetic convention describing royal cupbearers (equivalent to bihisht “paradise” + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin)
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