बदमाश

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بدمعاش (badma'āš), from بد (bad, bad) + معاش (ma'āš, livelihood), from Arabic مَعَاش (maʕāš).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bəd̪.mɑːʃ/, [bɐd̪.mäːʃ]

Adjective[edit]

बदमाश (badmāś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بدمعاش)

  1. evil, wicked
  2. mischievous (of children)

Noun[edit]

बदमाश (badmāśm (Urdu spelling بدمعاش)

  1. scoundrel, goon, criminal
    Synonyms: गुंडा (guṇḍā), दुष्ट (duṣṭ)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: badmash