कमबख़्त

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कम्बख़्त (kambaxt)

Etymology

From Classical Persian کمبخت (kam-baxt). Synchronically analyzable as कम (kam) +‎ बख़्त (baxt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəm.bəxt̪/, [kɐ̃m.bɐxt̪], /kəm.bəkʰt̪/, [kɐ̃m.bɐkʰt̪]

Adjective

कमबख़्त • (kambaxt) (Urdu spelling کمبخت)

1. despicable, contemptible

Derived terms

• कमबख़्ती (kambaxtī)

Noun

कमबख़्त • (kambaxt) m (Urdu spelling کمبخت)

1. despicable person

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कमबख़्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कमबख्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha