بدمعاش

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu بَدْمَعَاش (badma'āś), from Classical Persian, from بد (bad, “bad”) + معاش (ma'āš, “livelihood”), from Arabic مَعَاش (maʕāš).

Noun

بَدْمَعَاش • (badmaʻāś) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਦਮਾਸ਼)

1. rascal

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian, from بد (bad, “bad”) + معاش (ma'āš, “livelihood”), from مَعَاش (maʕāš).

Noun

بَدْمَعاش • (badma'āś) m (Hindi spelling बदमाश)

1. rascal, bully

   یہ شخص اتنا بدمعاش ہے ― This person is such a rascal

Descendants

• → Punjabi:
  • Shahmukhi script: بَدْمَعَاش (badmaʻāś)
  • Gurmukhi script: ਬਦਮਾਸ਼ (badmāś)