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As Kas Vipashcit rightly said, there is no native idiomatic expression in Sanskrit for “Thank You”.The word “धन्यवाद” is a neologism, similar to words like:“प्रांशुपालः” (Principal of school)“द्राक्तर” (doctor)If analyzed according to the rules of Sanskrit samāsa (composite words), धन्यवाद would mean “rich argument”.What exactly does “thank you” mean?Definition of thanks1: kindly or grateful thoughts : GRATITUDE2: an expression of gratitudeDefinition of THANKSSo the equivalent in Sanskrit would be one of the following:भवतः कृपापात्रोऽस्मि/पात्रास्मि (I am the vessel for your kindness/generosity)कृतज्ञोऽस्मि/कृतज्ञास्मि (I am grateful to you) (literally, I recognize your kindness).धन्योऽस्मि/धन्यास्मि (I am blessed) — this is still a bit awkward, not my preferenceवन्दे/वन्दनाः (salutation) — generic sentiment of gratefulness or gratitudeetc.

I am Jula. We have some terrible names that are thankfully falling into disuse, since nobody in my generation would dream of saddling their own children with such names. These names tend to be long and very difficult for non Africans to pronounce.A case in point is Dagatigui.It’s a composite word. The first first part is daga (stress on the second syllable), which refers to a type of clay pot that looks like this:It is traditionally used to cook, but also to concoct potions used for ritual washings in order to ward off evil spirits.Tigui is spelled in French, where the u after the g describes a hard g.It means owner or proprietor.A literal translation of Dagatigui gives something like claypot owner, but it is in reference to the use of the daga that the term must be understood. It means something like witch doctor or sorcerer.Pronunciation of Dagatigui.Let’s try another name.Noumoutchè.It’s also a composite name. Because we were colonized by the French, the orthography of our names tend to follow French rules. Just remember that “ou” is just u as in dude. And tch is just ch. And è is like the e in bed.And again, the stress is on the last syllable.Noumou means artisan. It’s kind of used the way you use smith in English. In fact, for many people, it’s a synonym for blacksmith.Here’s the pronunciation: NoumouTchè is a word with a tone. It means male or man. The tone changes when it’s used in composite words.Here’s the pronunciation: TchèAnd here’s how you say the whole thing: NoumoutchèNow, I actually have a young cousin by this name. I have no idea how his American classmates chose to pronounce that name. If you go back to my grandfather’s generation, the name was exceedingly common. And we have a tradition of honoring our elders by naming kids after them. This means that once in a while, you will see a high school graduate by that name.This kid doesn’t actually know me. The last time I saw him, he was a toddler.Anyway, there are more names like that. But they are becoming increasingly rare.My favorite traditional name is Mory. If I had a son, that’s what I’d name him. It was the name of my favorite uncle, and a name I myself almost took as my middle name when I got my citizenship.The name actually means Marabout. But it’s easy to pronounce, and I smile every time I think of my deceased uncle. So, there’s that.

I didn't know the word. So I tried to learn from some Japanese websites.The origin of the word was an invention by a singer/ actress Hiroko Moriguchi in 90s.It's a composite word:ばっちり pronounce like "batch-ly" and it means “perfect.”plus "Good."So it means "perfectly good." And its correct pronunciation should be "bacci goo" not "bocci goo."One website says it’s an obsolete word in current century.